to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
lake; marsh; wetland; inland waters
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 (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
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
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
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 sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
reality; actuality; hard fact
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
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
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
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
tuning (an instrument); temperament
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to