bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
raft; forearm guard (made of thin metal plates); skewered baby-eel kabayaki
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
fishing, esp. using a net or trap; catching fish
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
to discuss; to talk together
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
to farm; to cultivate a field
food storage; provision store; pantry
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
(not) a single person; (no) one
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
environment; surroundings; circumstances
ancestor; forefather; foremother
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)