echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
precipice; cliff; flat head
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
place of execution; execution site
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
fancy; fancy; imagination; whim
blip bleep; in short repeated movements
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
extremely; very; really; super; so
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
back of a stone monument; inscription on the back of a stone monument
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
magnificent; grand; splendid; imposing
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
pair; the two; both persons; both things
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
detour; circumvention; turning movement
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)