kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
height of summer; hottest part of summer
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
within; inside of; less than
preferential treatment; privilege; favor; benefit; incentive
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
looking on; remaining a spectator
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to disperse; to take a castle
that's a different matter; that's a different story
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
ill will; malice; evil intent
preservation; retainment; keeping
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
open field; empty lot; plain
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
Japanese snake gourd (Trichosanthes pilosa)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
principal occupation; core business
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
horizontal shaking (of an earthquake); rolling (of a boat, aircraft, etc.); swaying
hostility; animosity; enmity
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away