to crack; to develop a crack
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
day of month; counter for days
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
submersion; inundation; being flooded
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
dozens; scores of; decades
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
mountain road; mountain trail
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
load; loading; weight (of a load)
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to pitch forward; to fall forward
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to rise; to erect; to get up
oceanic noise; rumbling of the sea; mistpouffer
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
several times; once or twice
pitch dark; total darkness