outside world; physical world
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to lose one's way; to get lost
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to pay attention; to be watchful
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
edge of the eaves; house frontage
to lean against; to set against
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
here and there; in places
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench
rotten smell; putrid odor
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
length (of an animal); body length
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to leave word; to leave a message