southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
here and there; in places
useful thing; usable article
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
flight; desertion; escape
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
immature form (of an organism); young animal
to discuss; to talk together
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
finally; in the end; on top of all that
directly under; falling perpendicularly
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
(political) power; authority; influence
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
refutation; rebuttal; retort
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
choosing between two things; two choices
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent