between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to lose one's footing; to slip
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
to lift (performers or props) onto the stage (from below); to raise gradually (e.g. one's voice)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
Mongolian oak (Quercus mongolica)
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
demon of ill health; disease
magical power; mystical force
cannibalism; anthropophagism
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
prospects of victory; chances of success
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
dharani; spell; litany; Sanskrit multi-syllabic chant
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
to slap; to strike; to spank
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
chin; jaw; gills; branchia