to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
conifer; needle-leaved tree
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
living thing; organism; creature; biology
conifer forest; coniferous forest; needle-leaved forest
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
the place for; the time for; the level of
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
body; physique; build; stature
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of