natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
tick-tock; tick-tack; sound of clock
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
variation; rogue (something)
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
something like ...; something called ...
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to do someone in; to bump someone off
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
even if; even though; however; no matter how
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to look after (often medically); to take care of
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
righteousness; justice; right
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair