wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
forgetting; lapse of memory
hard to reach place; remote place
to talk to oneself; to mutter
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
feeling rough (of the throat); irritated
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to lose sight of; to miss
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
one's physical safety; personal security
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)