slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
in this manner; in this way; like this
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
deceptive methods; questionable means
left-hand radical of a character
right-hand radical of a character
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
precipice; steep (e.g. mountain pass)
jokingly; in the form of a joke
reply (to a letter); response; answer
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to trample; to crush underfoot
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
calls and sounds made by insects
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus); nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker; streetwalker; low class prostitute (Edo period); soba vendors who walk around at night
grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus); nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker; streetwalker; low class prostitute (Edo period); soba vendors who walk around at night
emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
near; nearby; not far off
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to indicate; to show; to point to
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to stop walking; to pause
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head