unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
six (long cylindrical things)
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
(right at the) side; just beside
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to be sacked; to be dismissed
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
division into equal parts; equal parts
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand