dozens; scores of; decades
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
leaving (fleeing) the capital
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
strange; mysterious; queer; weird
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
maple (Acer spp.); maple tree
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
rustling (of wind); murmuring; whistling; soughing
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
(written) appeal; circular; manifesto; encouragement; encouraging words; letter of encouragement
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
air conditioning; air cooling
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
process; course; mechanism
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
the senses; sensuality; carnality
(the path of spiritual) enlightenment; attainment of supreme wisdom; water of life; philosophy
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously