mountain hamlet; mountain village
palace annex; shrine annex
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
first cry of a newborn baby
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
suffix appended to someone else's family members
small Zen temple built to commemorate the death of a high priest; minor temple in the grounds of a head temple
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese green pheasant
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
Japanese snowbell (Styrax japonicus)
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
sunlight; rays of the Sun
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
dogtooth violet (Erythronium japonicum)
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial