depression; lowlands; low ground; bottom land; plain
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
good or bad luck; fortune
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
countermeasure; counter-measure
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
it's been a long time; long time no see
bad boy; naughty child; brat
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
sudden change; sudden turn
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to be consistent; to be coherent
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
to dye; to colour; to color
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware; Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
supreme command; direction over all
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else