sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
crack; crevice; split; opening of the vagina; slit
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to project; to stick out; to stand out
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to be entwined; to be involved
colour; color; hue; tints
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink
on and after; from ... onward; since
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to anticipate; to foresee
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
by today; before the day is over
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
to begin to walk; to set out
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
the other day; a few days ago
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
venomous snake; poisonous snake
three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet, intersection); trifurcated; three-pronged fork; trident