to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
quick firing; rapid firing
as a god; as was done in the age of the gods
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
marshland; wetland; swampland
to become muddy; to become slushy
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
to be drawn to; to feel the call of ...; to have one's heart-strings pulled
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
being a mystery (due to conflicting testimony); being unknown; (lit.) in a grove
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
before ... days (months, etc.)
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
archery; mapping; map; morphism
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
forward somersault; forward roll
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
in a little bit; after a short while