tree surgeon (esp. for famous or old trees)
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
the ocean; the great deep
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
might as well; sure, why not; why not use this occasion to ...
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
virgin; innocent young woman
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
patient's condition; pathology
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
failure story; horror story
to subsist; to keep on living
in order; sequential; seriatim
third stage; three stages
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
on the cheap side; comparatively cheap; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a lower score
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
secret; private; surreptitious
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
outward appearance; apparent