angle of slope; gradient; degree of inclination; slope; pitch
clay-like; clayey; argillaceous
to bury; to embed; to implant
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
real thing; original; actual
making things out of dirt (for fun)
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
rash; reckless; headlong; foolhardy
stagnation; hindrance; delay
urgency; exigency; emergency
should do; ought to do; must do
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
legal guardians' association; parents' association (at a school); parent-teacher's meeting
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
to become decrepit; to become senile
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
conferral of a posthumous rank
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over