robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
way (of doing); manner; method; means
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
detour; circumvention; turning movement
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
in the mountains; among the mountains
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
too (much); overly; excessively
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
terrain; geographical features; topography
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
heavy blow; major blow; severe blow; serious damage
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper