to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
innumerable; countless; numberless
to be erected; to be built
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
surroundings; environs; circumference
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to stop walking; to pause
(period of) a year; during an era
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
dear; darling; adorable; precious; cute; lovely
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
please (give me); please (do for me)
woman; female; feminine gender
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious