to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
lake; marsh; wetland; inland waters
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
agricultural land; farmland
something like ...; something called ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
east, west, south and north
nature; property; disposition
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
boom town; emerging city; new town
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
in that way; thus; so; so?
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
reality; actuality; hard fact
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
form; shape; figure; visage
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to