soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
westerlies; prevailing westerlies
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
considerably; greatly; a lot
curtain; hanging; bunting
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
but; however; provided that
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
like this; in this way; as you see
human pillar; human sacrifice
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
just one person; only one
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words