ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
land made arable by the slash-and-burn method; swidden; slash-and-burn farming
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
in comparison to; rather than
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
royal fern (Osmunda japonica); flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun