dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
starching (e.g. clothes); pasting; gluing (e.g. paper, a letter)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to toss (i.e. one's head); to wave (i.e. a flag); to stand up energetically; to raise one's voice
expression; look; countenance; face
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
extensive; spacious; vague; hazy
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
flight; desertion; escape
staying behind; remaining; residual
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
reason; cause; circumstances
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to walk in on; to tread upon
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
disorder; chaos; confusion
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
behind; in the rear; in back
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously