accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch
up in a tree; in the trees
to compose; to put together
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
breakdown of negotiations
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to accord someone every courtesy
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
being already (well) aware
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
near; nearby; not far off
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
end of life; death; annihilation
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly