impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
flat and smooth; unchanging; featureless; noppera-bō; humanoid creature with a flat, featureless face
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
clearly; distinctly; vividly
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
for example; for instance; e.g.
team competition; team game
individual match; single game
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
basis for decision; evidence for judging
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool