to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to play around; to gallivant about
video game (played on a home console)
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
temple; shrine; sanctuary
summertime; summer season
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
attraction; lure; invitation
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
payment of debts; repayment
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
to choose; to select; to pick (out)