embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
lonesome; lonely; forlorn
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
thicket; coppice; brushwood
Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora)
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
common reed (Phragmites australis)
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
forgetting; lapse of memory