depopulation; decrease in population
closing of a school; closed school
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
abandonment of cultivation
(water-filled) paddy field
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
level ground; plain; flatland
agricultural land; farmland
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
situated deep in the mountains
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
cobia (Rachycentron canadum); sergeant fish
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
producing area; place of origin; home (of a plant or animal); habitat; birthplace (of a person)
on duty; at work; while working
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
compulsive kisser; person who gives many kisses; person who likes kissing others
this or that person; anybody; many people
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
hokora; small wayside shrine
historical play; period drama
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound