continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
lonely; lonesome; dreary; desolate; deserted; forlorn
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
consequently; as a result
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
by itself; automatically; naturally
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
pierced; drilled; perforated; hollow
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
to stop (plug) one's ears
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; bragging; conceit; braggart
to be sacked; to be dismissed
venom gland; poison gland
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
belligerence; fighting spirit
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd