branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
forest; woodland; woods; area of dense woody vegetation
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
one's way (ahead); one's path
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
to recover consciousness; to come to
upper half of the body; upper body
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
chief; main; principal; important
line of flow (of people, objects, etc.)
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
serious wound; serious injury
campground; campsite; camping-ground
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
five colors (esp. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
to class (one thing with another); to rank (with); to respect (two things) the same; to see as comparable; to hold in equally high esteem
auspicious beast (in Chinese mythology, e.g. the qilin)
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
general idea; concept; notion