assertion; declaration; affirmation
literally; self-explanatorily
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
to have an eye on; to zero in on
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
land leech (Haemadipsa zeylanica japonica)
spider's thread; spider silk
cabbageworm (caterpillar of the cabbage white butterfly)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to anticipate; to foresee
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
reservoir; lake formed by a dam