dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
repellent force; resiliency; elasticity
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
scale; scope; plan; structure
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
natural disaster; cataclysm
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
safely; without incident; without mishap; in peace; peacefully; quietly
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
binding tightly; tight binding; (sexual) bondage
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
black swan (Cygnus atratus)
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to run around; to bustle about
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
hastily made; improvised preparation
gate of a (Shinto) shrine
breaking off; snapping off