best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to search for; to seek for; to look for
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
distant look; faraway look
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
(one's) youth; one's younger days
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
since then; from that time; ever since
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
to dye; to colour; to color
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
innumerable; countless; numberless
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
primeval forest; virgin forest