rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
mountain range; mountain belt
to close (one's eyes); to shut
scene; view; prospect; outlook
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
at the last moment; this late in the game
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
yeah; you're right; that's right
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
genuine; authentic; true; real
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
strong pressure; heavy pressure
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start