Vocabulary consisting only from characters you are able to read
下る
kudaru
(1)to descend, to go down, to come down, (2)to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.), (3)to pass (of time), (4)to surrender, to capitulate, (5)(often in neg. form) to be less than, to be i godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
一口
hitokuchi
(1)mouthful, bite, sip, draft, draught, (2)one word mix
手入れ
teire
(1)repairs, maintenance, tending, trimming, grooming, (2)crackdown, (police) raid suru
林立
rinritsu
stand close togethersuru
土木
doboku
public worksmix
手にする
tenisuru
(1)to hold (in one's hand), to take (into one's hand), (2)to own, to obtain suru
一見
ikken
(1)look, glimpse, glance, (vs) (2)to glance, to glimpse, (3)(arch) first meeting, (adv) (4)apparently, seemingly suru
田んぼ
tanbo
paddy field, farmmix
上り
nobori
(1)ascent, climbing, ascending (path), climb, (2)up-train (e.g. going to Tokyo), (n,adj-no) (3)northward (towards Tokyo) jlpt3
手がかり
tegakari
(1)clue, key, trail, scent, track, contact, (2)handhold, on hand mix