crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
entry; going into; approach
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
stepwise; one step at a time
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; Amazon (online retailer)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
down to earth; reasonable
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
dying message (message left by a murder victim just before death; in mystery novels, etc.)
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
point in common; common feature
ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
slider; slider (e.g. volume control); slide (e.g. water slide, playground slide); slider (of a zipper); slider (sandwich)