item; something that one "just has to have"
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
shore; bank (of a body of water)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
while; during (the time when)
semi-transparent; translucent
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
crops; agricultural produce
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
what's that?; what the...
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse