steep mountain; craggy mountain
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
firing in rapid succession; volley of shots
to hit hard; to strike hard
bending; warping; flexibility; pliability
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
coagulation; freezing; solidification
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to distract one's attention
different opinion; objection
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
turning sideways; landscape orientation
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.); to bring down; to demote; to withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.); to abandon; to withdraw (troops, etc.)
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
way; method; means; (technical) specification
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition