black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
slope; slanting surface; bevel
Japanese ash (Fraxinus japonica)
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
last night; yesterday evening
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
choices; alternatives; options
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to prowl after; to keep watch on
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort