inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
being dotted with; being scattered
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
squall; skoal; skol; cheers
rain scene; rainy landscape; signs of rain; threat of rain
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
like this; this sort; this way
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
memory; sense; experience
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
tension; mental strain; nervousness
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
many; much; plenty; hardly
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to be too numerous; to be too much
flash (of light); glint; schiller
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer