thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
head over heels; headlong; head first
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
olive (colour, color); olive brown
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
how long; how far; how much
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
forcibly; against one's will
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
when it comes to; concerning
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
this (very thing); this precisely
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive