bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
war; fighting; fierce competition
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
body; group; party; company; troupe
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
greeting; a fine thing to say
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
very; much; greatly; a lot of
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
carefree; free from worry
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
remains; corpse; (dead) body