in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
armchair theory; impracticable theory
way (of doing); manner; method; means
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
to attempt; to test; to try out
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
changing completely; transformation
tropical forest; tropical rainforest
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to push aside; to push one's way through
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance