exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
yell; shout; cry; roar; howl
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to fall down; to fall over; to roll; to tumble; (arch.) (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
grayish blue; greyish blue
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to straighten up; to sit upright
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
I've got to be going; I must go
to rise; to erect; to get up
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
such; like that; in that way
family; relatives; dependents; household
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)