people; citizens; subjects; folk
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
(having) life-and-death power (over)
double suicide; lovers' suicide
(in) his way; peculiar to him
wild; unruly; arrogant; endless (e.g. spending); uncontrolled; rampant (e.g. weeds)
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
intimidation; threat; bluster
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
pose (in kabuki); posture
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
Japanese robin (Erithacus akahige)
high-pitched tone; soprano
to call out; to ask someone to come
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to drink up; to drain (cup)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait