basin (e.g. between mountains)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
how many years; how long; what year
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
a short while ago; already
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
silence; stillness; quietness
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to rain incessantly; to downpour
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash