nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to become rustic; to be countrified
fertile; rich; productive
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
along; parallel to; in accordance with
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
long ago; already; a long time ago
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
each house; every house; many houses
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
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)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
light; easy; non-serious; minor
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
several people; a few people
base; bag; sack; fortress; stronghold
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation