explosion; rupture; break off
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
fields (of rice and other crops)
Saitama (city, prefecture)
to blow through; to blow across
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
bank (river, lake); (arch.) pile; (arch.) heap
plateau; tableland; eminence
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
edge; angle; ridge (e.g. of a mountain)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
many people; a large number of people
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour