valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
going on a pleasure jaunt
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
bottle of ink; ink bottle
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
several years; a few years
wind and snow; snowstorm; blizzard; hardships
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time