neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
to gaze out at; to look out over
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
level ground; horizon; field of view
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
oldham blueberry (Vaccinium oldhamii)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
departure from one's home town
left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
factory; plant; mill; workshop
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
island group; archipelago
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
in this manner; in this way; like this
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
proposed site; site chosen
farming; agriculture; cultivation
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
Japan Sea coastal areas; Sea of Japan coastal areas
rice cultivation; rice crop
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to