開経偈[kaikyouge] opening chant of a sutra
雪山偈[sessenge] Himalayan verses (of the Nirvana Sutra)

七仏通戒偈[shichibutsutsuukaige] Verse of the Shared Morality of the Seven Buddhas

山梔子[kuchinashi] Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides)
悪巫山戯[warufuzake] prank
安土桃山時代[azuchimomoyamajidai] Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600 CE)
案山子[kakashi] scarecrow
奥山[okuyama] remote mountain

岡山県[okayamaken] Okayama prefecture (Chuugoku area)
下山[gezan] descending (mountain)
夏山[natsuyama] summery mountain
火山[kazan] volcano
火山灰[kazanbai] volcanic ash

雨混じりの雪[amemajirinoyuki] snow mingled with rain
花吹雪[hanafubuki] falling cherry blossoms
雪崩れる[nadareru] to slope
蛍雪の功[keisetsunokou] the fruit of diligent study
降雪[kousetsu] snowfall

豪雪[gousetsu] tremendous snowfall
細雪[sasameyuki] light snow fall
初雪[hatsuyuki] first snow (of season)
除雪[josetsu] snow removal
除雪車[josetsusha] snow-plow