dehiscence; cleavage; fission
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
upper reaches of a river; upstream
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
the very best; excellent; superb
stone embankment; stone levee
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
quantity or volume of water
inundating a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply
to be the ruin of (a person)
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
billow; surge; large wave
confiscation of property (Edo period)
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
to escape from; to get out
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
imposing stance; daunting pose