breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
curious; strange; unusual
very interesting; of great interest
to catch the eye; to attract attention
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
dozens; scores of; decades
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
several times (as large, over)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects