boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
for a while; for some time; for a period
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to rearrange; to reorder; to move around; to sort; to collate
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
stairs; stairway; staircase
direct unforked road; straight path
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
(made of) stone; stone-built
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to collapse into; to flop onto
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
close call; narrow escape
to get one's breath back; to calm down
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)