to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
(made of) stone; stone-built
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
built-in; fixed; attached
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to install; to equip; to mount
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
from here; from this place
night view; night skyline; nightscape
spread; span; expanse; extent
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
street; quarter; district; area
beyond that point; after that
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
whistling (e.g. of a kettle)