retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to mix; to blend; to combine
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
joints; points (of a speech)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
scaling; climbing; ascending
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
desperately; for one's dear life
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
Mongolian oak (Quercus mongolica)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
surrounding at a distance
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation