slim; slender; slight; delicate
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
each house; every house; many houses
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
madder red; dark red; crimson
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
handrail; railing; banister
to lose one's footing; to slip
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
(right at the) side; just beside
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone