to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
to spread; to be propagated
what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brother
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
power map; power structure; power relationships
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
ritual; religious service; festival
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
opposite side; opposition
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
village; human habitation; human settlement
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
stone construction; stone-built; (made of) stone
hokora; small wayside shrine
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body