to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
mountain hunt; combing the mountains (for a criminal, etc.)
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
locational advantage; advantageous position
to leave as is; to ignore
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
basin (e.g. between mountains)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
one theory; one opinion; another theory
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
they; those guys; those fellows
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
fishing industry; fishery
serious; severe; grave; acute
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate