tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, incl. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks)
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink