crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
Hades; land of the dead; netherworld
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
unbearable to look at; too miserable (or awful) to watch; cannot bear to see
sparing life and taking life; letting live and killing
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
organic matter; organic compound
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
main entrance; front entrance; main exit; front exit
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
fungal filament; hypha; hyphae
insectivorous plant; carnivorous plant
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to become frayed; to become loose
wisteria trellis; wisteria arbor (arbour); wisteria pergola
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
carnivorousness; carnivorous
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
veneer board; plywood; joint publication
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah (bath sponge); loofa; worthless thing; insignificant thing
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
happy tears; tears of joy
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms