throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
marshland; wetland; swampland
moisture; humidity; dampness
to become muddy; to become slushy
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be drawn to; to feel the call of ...; to have one's heart-strings pulled
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
being a mystery (due to conflicting testimony); being unknown; (lit.) in a grove
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
before ... days (months, etc.)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur