chief; main; principal; major
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
silence; stillness; quietness
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
(distant) howling; backbiting
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
middle of the night; dead of night
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
night watch; night guard; night shift
to jump upon (a moving object)
inhalation (of air); inhaled air; intake (e.g. of air)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
great hurry; great haste; rush
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around