hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
basin (e.g. between mountains)
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
how long; how much; to what extent
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
modernization; modernisation
wind power; force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)
hydraulic power; water power
generation (e.g. power); sending a telegram; telegraphing
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
general; popular; common; typical
consumer electronics; home appliances
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
surroundings; environs; circumference
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
household; home; family; housekeeping
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
flour; meal; powder; dust
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
hydroelectric power generation; water-power generation
royal fern (Osmunda japonica); flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern