stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
to have an idea; to have a clue
fields and rice paddies that have been abandoned and are no longer cultivated
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
agricultural land; farmland
to continue without end; to go on to eternity
agriculture in urban areas
someone engaged in a certain pursuit; practitioner; worker; employee
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
dilapidated house; deserted house
to die out; to become extinct
several items; many items
(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to tear up and throw away
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
moisture; humidity; dampness
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
drop (e.g. of water); drip
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
friction; discord; strife
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
traffic light; traffic signal; signal (mechanism); semaphore (apparatus)
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
self-inflicted accident; traffic accident where injury is caused by one's own negligence; one-car accident
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation