black lustre; black luster
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to find out; to discover; to locate
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
as of the end of (today, this month, etc.); to make (today, etc.) the last (day)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
shepherd's song; pastoral poem; pastoral song; pastoral
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
matter of time; question of time
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
function; facility; faculty; feature
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
condition; state (of health); appearance