at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
stirring; slight movement
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
terrain; geographical features; topography
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to lose sight of; to miss
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
secret; private; surreptitious
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
underground; subterranean
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
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 make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound