strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
in accordance with; according to
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
just one person; only one
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
thousands; several thousand
madness; craziness; insanity
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
way out; means to escape; escape route
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat