adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
marshland; wetland; swampland
(water-filled) paddy field
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
in that manner; like that
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to feel inferior; to feel small
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to leave word; to leave a message
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough