sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple; cathedral (esp. Catholic)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
sneaking a bite; snitching food
constellation; (arch.) mansion (any of the Chinese constellations used to divide the ecliptic into 28 positions); Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
transportation access; access to (public) transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail); transport links
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
growth period; growing season
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
grandfather; male senior-citizen
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
hair pulled tightly back in a bun
mending; repair; darning; patching up
plane tree (esp. the Oriental plane, Platanus orientalis); hemp overgarment worn by Shugendō practitioners
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
bad boy; naughty child; brat
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
the hiragana character "ku"; chevron-shaped; dogleg-shaped
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
izuna; pipe fox; fox-like spirit kept inside a bamboo tube and used by its master to perform divinations and curses; keeper of an izuna
indicates emotion or exclamation; hey; you
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
rare (or peculiar) animal
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
miso lees; miso strainings; worthless thing; good-for-nothing; child who is left out of games; child who is made light of