state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
how; in what way; by what means
forcibly; by force; against one's will
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
split; division; break up
acceleration; speeding up
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)