to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
comparatively; relatively
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
terrain; geographical features; topography
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
detour; circumvention; turning movement
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
romantic story; colorful story; colourful story; highly embellished story
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
(so miserable that it is) painful to look at; painful to watch
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
how many years; how long; what year