all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
serious; severe; grave; acute
to stay calm; to keep cool
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
safety zone; traffic island
to find out; to discover; to detect
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
cave; cavern; den; grotto
to turn back; to go back; to repeat; to send back; to bring back; to retrace one's steps
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; interference; officiousness
stopping at; going no further than
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
condition; situation; prospects
to watch over; to watch attentively
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls