hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
to turn left; to turn to the left
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
intersection on a go board
long ago; a long time ago; already
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
script used to write Sanskrit (esp. Siddham)
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
five (long cylindrical things)
aborted, stillborn or miscarried foetus (fetus); (arch.) newborn baby
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
explanation; interpretation
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity