patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
extremely angry; furious; fiercely (shine); blazingly; merrily (burn away); red-hot
monolith; large slab of rock
here and there; in places
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
chorus; singing in a chorus
work tabi; split-toed heavy cloth shoes with rubber soles
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
stage scenery; set; backdrop
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)
drop dead, you bastard!; fuck you!
to have meaning; to be meaningful
cider (alcoholic); hard cider
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to get warm; to become warm