to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
to be busy at work; to work diligently
second; number two; runner-up
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
an assortment; combination
oak (esp. Quercus serrata)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
indescribable; having no way to express
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
coping; top rail; top part of the upper cross-beam of a torii
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating
(since) the beginning of the universe; (since) the dawn of time
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
calm; composed; leisurely
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)