to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
pitch dark; total darkness
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to shake; to sway; to waver
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
innumerable; countless; numberless
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
along; parallel to; in accordance with
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
considerably; fairly; quite
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
river; stream; River; the ... river
other side; opposite side; other party