for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
situated deep in the mountains
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
discovery; detection; finding
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
communication technology; communications technology
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
being isolated; being separated; being cut off
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
isolated place; out-of-the-way place; remote part of the land
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to force one's way; to push through
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
river; stream; River; the ... river
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
factory; plant; mill; workshop
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
grasp; catch; understanding
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
neighboring prefecture; adjacent prefecture
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority