wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
preface; introduction; preamble
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to lose one's footing; to slip
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
pleasant feeling; good vibes
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
Dragon Quest (game) (abbr)
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
carving; engraving; sculpture
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
mask of a devil; startling appearance; devil's face
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to sit down; to take a seat
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick