vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
coulomb; cron (computer job run at specific time)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
according to plan; as planned; on target
hemoptysis; coughing up blood; lung hemorrhage (haemorrhage)
delay; putting off; procrastination
great mountain; large mountain
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
stark naked; nude; bare; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
honorific suffix used after the name of a woman of equal or higher status
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
birds and wild animals; wildlife
primeval forest; virgin forest
mountain climbing; mountaineering
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
to be relieved of one's post
promotion; raising of status
excessive bleeding; massive bleeding
to betray a secret; to reveal a secret
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
to open (one's eyes) wide
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
to talk together; to chat together
apt to do; liable to do; tend to do; prone to do