discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
devil; evil spirit; genie
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
steel; sword steel; sword
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
to dump (a load of something); to throw from a height; to throw downwards
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to pierce through; to break through
jewel; precious stone; gem
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
receptacle; container; utensil; implement; personal property; (arch.) calibre
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard