feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
mountain road; mountain trail
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to look old; to appear mature (e.g. of children)
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
nature; property; disposition
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to have an eye on; to zero in on
a find; windfall; bargain
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
to have learning; to be educated
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
to become vulgar; to coarsen
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
order; command; directions; instructions
standard; set; routine; decided
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
being startled; getting a shock