royal fern (Osmunda japonica); flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
briskly with small steps; trotting
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
high efficiency; high performance
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
bargain corner to sell off stock cheaply; cart sale
plural; multiple; several
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
circulation of the blood; apprehension
receiving an electric shock
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
from the viewpoint of; according to
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to think constantly about; to dwell on
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to form a group; to form a bunch
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
impulsive and straightforward; guileless
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
armed forces; military; troops
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to straighten up; to sit upright
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to step firmly; to harden by treading