vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
scenery; scene; landscape
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
in deep black; in jet black
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple; cathedral (esp. Catholic)
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence