to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
new residential area; new residential development
building lot; residential land
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
slope; slanting surface; bevel
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
so; like this; in this way
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to examine; to check; to inspect
name; given name; first name
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
vacant house; unoccupied house
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)