village; human habitation; human settlement
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to ascend; to go up; to climb
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to begin to walk; to set out
chapter one; first chapter
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
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)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
not caring; not giving a damn
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse