tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
trees and stones; unfeeling person
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
curiosity; inquisitiveness
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
younger scholar; future reference
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
Toyama (city, prefecture)
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
maple (Acer spp.); maple tree
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
(small) stone; rock; pebble
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)