outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
most part; greater part; majority
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
how many years; how long; what year
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
several hundred; hundreds (of)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
temple; shrine; sanctuary
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look around; to survey
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
observation; survey; watching
(made of) stone; stone-built
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
stairs; stairway; staircase
discovery; detection; finding
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly