wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
red clay; tuff loam; dark-red paint
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to feel; to sense; to experience
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
opposite; reverse; contrary
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
time; hour; period; class
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good