scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
regulating reservoir; retention basin; balancing pond; stormwater management pond
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
how many years; how long; what year
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
religious opposition; religious conflict; religious antagonism
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
Ireland (country); Éire; Ireland (island)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
blighted love; disappointed love
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
land readjustment; town planning
to polish up; to shine up
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
for (some) doubtful points to remain
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to chase; to run after; to pursue
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
moving about; stirring about