earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to be found; to be discovered
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
opposite; reverse; contrary
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
few decades; many decades; several decades
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
deserted village; poor village
to become vulgar; to coarsen
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
framed picture or motto (usu. horizontal, hung over gates or lintels)
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
dozens; scores of; decades
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with