terrain; geographical features; topography
to shave off; to scrape off
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
divorce; dissolution of adoption
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
true character; real nature
power; might; authority; influence
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
land near a castle; castle town
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct