unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
sea of fire; sea of flames; blazing inferno
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
left wing; left wing (of a bird or aircraft); left wing (of an army, building, etc.); left flank; left field; left fielder
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
to congeal; to gelatinize; to jellify; to jell; to gell; to freeze
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
blackish; darkish; dark; dusky
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
briars; thicket; the bush
sudden shower; sudden downpour
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
hills and fields; countryside
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
riverbed; raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
fixed artillery; fixed gun
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
lower region; lower part; region below