reopening; resumption; restarting
stairs; stairway; staircase
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
river; stream; River; the ... river
along the river; riverside
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
junior high school student; middle school pupil
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to move forward; to move on
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution