closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
sunlight filtering through trees
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
information; experience; knowledge; observation
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
natural environment; (the) environment
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
right behind; just behind; directly behind
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
observation; survey; watching
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
how long; how far; how much
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
the opposite direction; the other way
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
to be erected; to be built
every year; yearly; annually
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested