splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
slope; slanting surface; bevel
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
interspersion; dotting (e.g. the countryside); studding
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
area; region; district; locality
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
(a person's) appearance; looks
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
simmer; bubble out; flow out
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
high waves which rise during the dog days of summer
railroad; railway; rail transport
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
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)
(railway) sleeper; (railroad) tie; crosstie
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
attendance (at school); going to school