pensive (or worried) look on one's face
along the road; along the way
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
construction; architecture (of buildings)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
magnificent; grand; splendid; imposing
handrail; railing; banister
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
to succeed in doing; to see through; to manage to do; to finish doing
difficult problem; challenge
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; dissection (e.g. of a problem); putting in order
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to form a pair; to pair up
to face; to go towards; to head towards
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
experiment; experimentation
to withstand; to be able to endure
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved