environment; circumstance
to look dead on the inside; to have a blank expression
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
calculated; premeditated; considered
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
countermeasure; counter-measure
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
those (near the second person)
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
bodily sensation; sense; experience
to go over one's head; to be beyond one's comprehension
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
printout; (computer) printing
to work without sleep or rest