to brave a danger; to take a risk
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
having no choice but to carry on; having no choice but to go on; being unable to change one's course of action; (lit.) (with the) momentum of (a man) riding a tiger
still (continuing); as ever; further
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to brandish; to flash; to display
roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening; ear-splitting
to surge; to well up; to gush out
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
trapped with no way of escape; (lit.) rat in a bag
invisibility (through magic)
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
to crawl into; to work oneself into
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to call each other; to call out to one another
3.03 meters (ten shaku); length; measure; Mr.; Mrs.
transportation expenses; travel expenses; fare (train, taxi, etc.)