vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
nowadays; in this day and age
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel; to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
final; eventual; ultimate
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to temper thoroughly; to train well
ability to ignore bad things happening to one; power to not get upset or worked up (by ignoring something)
the other day; a few days ago
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to complain; to make a complaint
dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
with a momentary flash of light
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies