pumice stone; loose rock; loose stone; floating group; group without a base
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting); rearranging stones (to simplify counting)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to make sense; to be meaningful
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
sense of caution; wariness
inner citadel; core; center; centre
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to set a ladder up against
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
stall; downturn; slowdown; slump
to knock down; to knock off
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to find; to discover; to come across; to spot
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)