base; bag; sack; fortress; stronghold
evening; early night hours
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
while; during (the time when)
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
seventh day of the month; seven days
condition; state (of health); appearance
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
bedside; near one's pillow
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
several years; a few years
moral influence; moral education
energy; vitality; mental determination
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
critical condition; being on the verge of death
himself; yourself; herself