scenery; scene; landscape
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
shading; shielding from light
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
difference; discrepancy; variation
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
hills and fields; hill and dale
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
to crack; to develop a crack
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
totally willing; fully motivated
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with