readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
using all one's strength; using all one's might
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
that is to say; so that means
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
legendary beast; magical beast
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale