chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
growing wild (naturally); native
ascending a mountain stream (recreational activity)
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
changeable; unsettled; inconstant; fickle (e.g. weather)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
primary cause; main factor
vigorously (burning); furiously; fiercely
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
foreign enemy; outside invader
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
heart attack; to have a heart attack
light and darkness; light and shade
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
tree line; forest line; timberline
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
head over heels; headlong; head first
force of water (current, stream, jet, etc.)
packing; non-metallic seal; washer; gasket
plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
sounding out; measuring the depths (of a river)
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
beautiful weather; clear and cloudless sky; clear Japanese weather
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling