red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
to project; to stick out; to stand out
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
horse gait; way of walking (e.g. in martial arts, etc.)
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
stridor; wheezing; noisy breathing
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)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
creeping plant; creeper; vine; liana; liane
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
to be entwined; to be involved
in deep black; in jet black
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
interior; inside; internal
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment