resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
dusk; nightfall; twilight
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
forked tree; forked branch
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to gather strength; to take heart
situated deep in the mountains
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
town; city; municipal; urban
calamity; disaster; catastrophe
hair-raising; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; gruesome
courageously; fearlessly; defiantly; boldly
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to give an impression; to make an impression
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
sentiment; sentimentality
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to search for; to seek for; to look for
raging flames; roaring flames; raging fire
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
direct unforked road; straight path
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)