taking no notice of; paying no attention to
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to loiter around; to wander about
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
entering a mountain area (for climbing); entering a monastery; coming to live in a temple
mountain hiking; walking in the mountains
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to take away; to carry off
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
100,000; hundred thousand
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
Stampede (The Doobie Brothers album)
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)