red clay; red earth; laterite; dark-red paint
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
that is to say; so that means
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
mature tree; adult tree; fully grown tree
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
native rock; natural rock
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
to hide; to keep to oneself
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner