to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to be needed; to be wanted
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
expression; look; countenance; face
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
large tree; big tree; huge tree
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
other side; opposite side; other party