unseasonable; out-of-season
utmost limits; extremity; limit
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
even more; still more; further
to quicken one's pace (steps)
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
beginning; clue; starting point
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
critical; judgmental; censorious; negative
detour; circuitous route; diversion
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
running away; escaping on foot
pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
naturally; of course; understandably
supreme; sublime; highest
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
holding out a little longer
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries