ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
point in question (at issue)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
strong defense; strong defence
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
consternation; falling into a panic; fluster; confusion; dismay; discomfiture
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
last days; the end; one's fate
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
should do; ought to do; must do
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
throwing oneself to one's death; precipitating oneself to one's death; leaping to one's death
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
wind egg; unfertilized egg; unfertilised egg
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
sublime; noble; high-minded
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
advocate; proponent; supporter
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp