difficult to ...; hard to ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
for today; for the time being
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
after a long time; for the first time in a while
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to continue to rain or snow
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
scenery; scene; landscape
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell