to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
scenery; scene; landscape
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to tighten; to press hard
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
while; even though; despite
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
charcoal making; charcoal maker; charcoal-roasted; charcoal-grilled
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
charcoal; charred remains
ubame oak (Quercus phillyraeoides)
metallic sound; metallic clank
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
Blood Pond; pool of blood; pond of blood (in hell)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts
village; hamlet; settlement
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
glutinous rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions); mochi rice with red beans
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
sympathy; compassion; pity
Heiji era (1159.4.20-1160.1.10)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days