surroundings; environs; circumference
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
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
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
here and there; in twos and threes; now and then; from time to time; lightly fluttering (of falling petals, leaves, etc.); swirling (in the wind)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
flour; meal; powder; dust
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood