selection; choice; option
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
creak; squeak; creaking sound
island group; archipelago
cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
confusing people; magic; ghost, monster, etc., the true identity of which is unknown
lake; marsh; wetland; inland waters
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
stone wash basin found in Japanese gardens
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
huge rock; massive boulder
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to pry; to prize; to prise
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
to hurt; to smart; to sting
lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
elated; triumphant; proud
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
flaring up; bursting into flames
to flare up; to burst into flames
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
samurai; warrior; military family
year in the Buddhist order (after the completion of the first meditation retreat); becoming more experienced with age; social status based on this experience
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)