monolith; large slab of rock
life; living; I; me; student
reproachful; hateful; bitter
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
but; however; provided that
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
reading partway; leaving half-read
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
all night long; all through the night
directly opposite; right in front
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
being raised in the mountains; person raised in the mountains
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
emotional strength; force of will
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
un-; non-; negative prefix
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to kick (at someone, something)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)