to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
to be prolonged; to drag on
highly unpredictable; touch and go
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
provisional; temporary; tentative
living in evacuation shelters
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
to happen to meet; to come across
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
to be greenish; to be tinged green
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
example; specimen; sample
composition; constitution
telecommunications; correspondence
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
towering; astonishingly high
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
to be squashed by; to be pinned under