wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
various kinds of small trees; assorted trees
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
surrounding at a distance
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
spying out; discovering (by covert investigation)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
how many people; a number of people
night attack; nocturnal assault
encounter; engagement; battle
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
distributing board (panel); switchboard
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to knock down; to knock off
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
riding fast; driving a horse fast
character of a place; situation; location; occasion
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
bathtub (esp. wooden and bucket-shaped); small bucket used while bathing
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to be perturbed; to be agitated
time in; making a move immediately (in a timed game of shogi, go, etc.)
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
Adam's apple; laryngeal prominence