to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
step; stride; counter for steps
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
absence; disregard; indifference
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to offer for sale; to put on the market
control; management (e.g. of a business)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry