to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
critical; judgmental; censorious; negative
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
construction; architecture (of buildings)
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
village; hamlet; settlement
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
this world; earthly world; secular society; ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to be crazy about; to be infatuated with; to be obsessively devoted to
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
feather; plume; plumage; down
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
around the neck; neck size (measurement)
(for) the time being; (for) the present; immediate; present; (for) some time (after); checking account
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision