do-or-die game; crucial contest
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
mountain monkey; wild monkey; mountain dweller; bumpkin; boor
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
falling down one after another (like dominoes); toppling shogi pieces (lined up in a row)
roundabout road; curving road
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
dignified; austere; imposing
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to undermine; to sap; to dig away
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
right side; right-hand side
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
dyeing; staining (a sample); dyed colour (color)
aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat