under the veranda; under the floor; out of sight; in the background; unnoticed
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
silence (not speaking); muteness
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
acrobatics; acrobatic performance; stunt
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignorant person
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to flare up; to burst into flames
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
care; precaution; guarding; caution
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to lose sight of; to miss
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged