here and there; in places
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
extensive; vast range; wide scope
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
maintenance; preservation; improvement
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
dozens; scores of; decades
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
along; parallel to; in accordance with
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
form; shape; figure; morph
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
so; therefore; and; (and) then
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
greeting; a fine thing to say
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer