remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
undeveloped (area); unexplored (field of study); wild (areas); untapped area
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to give the stamp of approval
being somewhat excited (agitated)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to come and go; to go back and forth
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
coincident with; while; simultaneously
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)