sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
probability; likelihood; chances
waking; waking up; awakening
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to hide; to keep to oneself
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
turmoil; chaos; confusion
to thrust down; to push off
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to withdraw into oneself; to shut oneself away; to seclude oneself
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
confusion; distraction; derangement
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
Adam's apple; laryngeal prominence
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
sweet voice; seductive voice