series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
literally; to the letter; literal
to take someone down a peg; to cut someone down to size; to dampen someone's confidence
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
imp; elf; pixie; goblin; devilkin
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)