something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
memories; recollections; reminiscence
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
galvanized sheet iron (galvanised)
to get slightly dirty (all over)
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to be found; to be discovered
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
the way back; the way home; return trip
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent