difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to carry around; to carry on one's person
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
magic; sorcery; incantation
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
rather; better; instead; if anything
perception; sensation; awareness
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
transparency; degree of clearness
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)