to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
long military service; having experienced many battles
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
polite; courteous; hospitable
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
impossible; unlikely; improbable
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to be damaged; to receive damage
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
without leaving any trace
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
not yet known; unknown; strange
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to tighten; to press hard
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
cheering in chorus; saying in unison