bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
suspension bridge; rope bridge
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
trivial; not amounting to much
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
interference; intervention; meddling
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
boy; son; baby boy; young man
breaking off; snapping off
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to repeat; to be frequent
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
knowing; (an) acquaintance
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result