end; tip; extremities; terminal
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
nostril; nostrils; naris; nares
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
violent explosion; bursting
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
standing tall; towering; soaring
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
feel (of a material); texture
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
switching over to; migration; transition
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to slide down (snow, etc.)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
tornado; hurricane; typhoon
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
absorption; suction; attraction
going straight on; going straight ahead