rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
ten; 10; (arch.) book containing a collection of poems
owner of a hermitage; abbess; prioress; nun in charge of a Buddhist convent
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to blame; to find fault with
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
wizard; wizard (software); setup assistant
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
first place; head position; leading position
make no progress; remain unsettled
Kamen Rider (TV series, the titular character)
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
stolen goods; loot; spoils
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
halo; hello; hallo; harrow
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane