to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
three sides; small offering stand
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
right side; right-hand side
left side; left-hand side
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
frizz; short tufts springing up from hair surface here and there; kink; idiot hair
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to be charmed by; to be attracted to; to be taken with; to be drawn to
front; frontage; facade; main
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
horror film; horror movie
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
because of; owing to; due to
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
with a start; with a jump
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
bent back; hunchback; stoop
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)