top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
shoulder pad; shoulder reinforcement; epaulet; cloak worn in bed
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
isolation; being alone; being friendless
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
in the mountains; among the mountains
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
present continuous tense; present progressive form
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say