will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
after all; in the end; excellent; superb; robust; brawny
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
cord for attaching a sword scabbard tightly to the obi; sword strap; sword knot
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
natural or man-made feature or object on the earth's surface (trees, hill, river, road, building, etc.); object or structure important in a battle, esp. for concealment
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
major cleanup; spring cleaning
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
here and there; in places
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
patrolling; making one's rounds
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to slide down; to slip down
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by