wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to show; to bare (the teeth)
literally; to the letter; literal
lands outside (Chinese) civilization
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
secret base; hideout; hidden position
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
precipice; cliff; flat head
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to burrow through; to dig through
cave; cavern; den; grotto
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
password; watchword; motto; slogan
welcome!; nice to see you!
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
performance of one's official duties
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
document; official papers
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to stay calm; to keep cool
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again