threat; intimidation; menace
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
unqualified; without qualifications
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
incoming wave; surf; swash; comber; beachcomber
backwash; rip current; stern wave; drawback (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave trough reaches land before a crest)
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
lookout post; observation point
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
pigment; paint; colour; color