important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
hostility; animosity; enmity
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to look upwards; to look up
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
dilapidated house; deserted house
(no matter) who; everyone; anyone; nobody
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
with a clink (click, clack)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
book; volume; this; present; main; head
indeed; really; truly; very much
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article