to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
reading partway; leaving half-read
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
beginning; outset; first; onset
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
soon; shortly; before long
to feel nostalgic for the past; to look back fondly on the old days; to yearn for days gone by
as a child; when one was a child
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
covered in mud; mud-caked
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
southern part; the south (of a region)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
ten-year-old; ten year old
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last