to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
disadvantageous; long (odds)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
being too late; losing one's final chance
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
dark night; moonless night
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
end of life; death; annihilation
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
regret; repentance; remorse
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance