to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
violent explosion; bursting
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
standing tall; towering; soaring
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
mass; quality and quantity
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
feel (of a material); texture
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to slide down (snow, etc.)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
tornado; hurricane; typhoon
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
(in) the air; midair; sky
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
absorption; suction; attraction
going straight on; going straight ahead
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
brown bear (Ursus arctos)