natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
rampancy; prevalence; domination
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
oak; orc (fictional race common in fantasy literature); ork
the eight precepts (the five precepts with the addition of prohibitions against lying in a luxurious bed, self-decoration, song and dance, and eating after noon)
weird; disgusting; sickening
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
difference; disparity; gap
seafood cooked whole so that it retains its original form
a little; a bit; slightly
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
sunlight; rays of the Sun
condor (incl. other New World vultures of family Cathartidae); Andean condor (Vultur gryphus)
to get between; to be caught in
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
to rearrange; to reorder; to move around; to sort; to collate
half-moon; half a month; semicircle