slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
of course; certainly; naturally
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
river; stream; River; the ... river
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
amusement (recreational) facilities
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
hastily made; improvised preparation
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
as far as the eye can see
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to say no more; to sink into silence