grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
decoration; ornament; trimmings
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
five (long cylindrical things)
for work; for manufacturing
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
here and there; in places
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
as planned; according to plan
specialization; specialisation
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
top of a dam or embankment (oft. used as a road); levee crown
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
reservoir; lake formed by a dam
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening; ear-splitting
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
large-breed dog; large dog
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
to like; to love; to be fond of
free-range rearing; letting (animals) roam freely; pasturing; letting (a dog) run loose; letting (a child) run free
to frolic about; to mess around
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one