gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
this world; this life; world of the living
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
light; faint; pale; fleeting
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to stay (at); to stop (at)
to rise; to erect; to get up
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
piece of meat; cut of meat
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
observation; survey; watching
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris