leaving everything up to someone else
to encamp; to take up positions
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to happen to hear; to overhear
same family (race, tribe)
mountain road; mountain trail
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
spot the difference (puzzle); photo hunt
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
regulation; adjustment; control
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
father and mother; parents
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
everything; anything; nothing
elevation; height above sea level
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
torii; Shinto shrine archway
dragon god; dragon king; naga
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge