newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
to protect against the elements; to shelter oneself from the weather
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
falseness (logic); falsehood
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
evil design; crafty plan; plot
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
emotional strength; force of will
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
internal organs; intestines; viscera
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
freckles; buckwheat chaff