to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
flat part on the top of the cranium
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos kizuki)
large build; large pattern
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.); gribble (Limnoria lignorum); grain borer; wood borer
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
canvas; duck; sailcloth; burlap; sackcloth
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to bring close; to bring near; to associate with (someone); to keep company with; to let come close
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
(transplant) rejection; strong reaction (against)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
patterned (e.g. clothes, pottery); figured
to thrust down; to push off
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
cheap literature; writing for amusement; light literature popular in the late Edo period
one's carriage; one's demeanor; agility; body movements
to slide into; to slip into
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
fall; drop; descent; coming down