atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
to lie deep in; to extend far back
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
door; gate; opening; title page
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
entering a village; moving to a village
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
here and there; in places
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
(made of) stone; stone-built
each house; every house; many houses
to be erected; to be built
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
number one; first; best; most; game; round
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)