to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
had better ...; had better not ...
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
determination; resolution
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
don't you think?; indicates question
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
shore; bank (of a body of water)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
scenery; scene; landscape
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
this sort of; this type of
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
very unlikely to ...; showing no signs of ...
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
other side; opposite side; other party
open; spacious; extensive
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is