sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
silence; stillness; quietness
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to put one's strength into
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
falling with a splat; oozing; dripping
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to creep about; to crawl around
snake; serpent; large snake
habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis); yellow-spotted pit viper
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
to reflect; to throw back light
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
personification; impersonation; embodiment
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
speckles; spotted pattern
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
alert status; emergency alert
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation