common (of objects, abstract things); usual
having said that; be that as it may
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
pasture; grassland; meadow
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
being dotted with; being scattered
dispute over water rights; dispute over the distribution of water into paddies during the summer (in rural areas)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to overflow from something full
bad-tempered; aggressive; quarrelsome
village; hamlet; settlement
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow