to come alive; to get going; to start to move
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to face; to go towards; to head towards
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
how long; how far; how much
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
four corners; four ordinal directions
watchtower; watch tower; lookout tower
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
(barbed) wire entanglements
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
high-voltage current; high-tension current
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
restoration; repair; mending
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)