Vocabulary

altitude sickness

landslide

mountain hunt

porcupine; hedgehog

cold wind descending from the mountains

Japanese hawthorn (Crataegus cuneata); may; quickthorn; whitethorn

derby; bowler (hat)

mountain goddess

shape of a mountain; form of a mountain

guess; guesswork; hunch

foods topped with grated yam

Lynx (constellation)

crimson glory vine (species of grapevine, Vitis Coignetiae)

gardenia fruit

mountain stronghold

mountains and hills

copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii)

pickled wasabi; wasabi cut up and mixed with sake lees

mountain storm

tiger keelback (Rhabdophis tigrinus)

burning a mountain (by design)

ranger (forest); mountain guardian

lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

crossing a mountain

wind blowing down from a mountain

valley; ravine; glen; gorge

mountain ridge

heart of a mountain

foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills

mountain-dwelling dove

rumbling of a mountain

group of mountain nomads (in Japan); group of mountain people; the Sanka

making a living in the mountains

guardian spirit of a mountain; mountain god

mountaintop; summit

folds of a mountain

mountain fog

wild boar meat; mountain whale

Rhododendron kaempferi (species of rhododendron)

secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple