along the road; along the way
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
serious; severe; grave; acute
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
traditional; customary; conventional
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
gigantic stone; megalith; massive boulder
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
to snap; to break (under pressure)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
group; bunch; crowd; group
not taking the slightest notice (of); not giving the slightest consideration (to); paying absolutely no attention (to)
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)