to collect; to assemble; to gather
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
at the last moment; this late in the game
reigning; controlling; dictating
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to perceive; to understand
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
anxiety (about the future)
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to awake from one's sleep
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
to live through; to survive
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; anteversion
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that