wooden watchtower; battlefield watchtower
terrified; horrified; trembling with fear
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
outer castle; outer fortification (surrounding the main castle)
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
artistic modulations in traditional Japanese performances; opening, middle and climax (end)
treble range (in Japanese music); high note
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to force open; to push open
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to hit the bottom; to bottom out
small castle projecting from a larger castle; tower projecting from a larger castle
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
mineral vein; underground water channel
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate