cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
younger brother and sister
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
descending a mountain; descent
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
seeming dangerous; risky; unsafe; chancy; unsteady; clumsy
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting); rearranging stones (to simplify counting)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
approaching the enemy; (coming into) contact with the enemy; engaging the enemy
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
gibbon (any small, long-armed ape of family Hylobatidae)
length (of an animal); body length
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
on the occasion of; at the time of
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse