sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
predecessor; people of former times
bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword
yumi; Japanese-style bow; Japanese-style archery
dwarf mondo grass (Ophiopogon japonicus)
armor and helmet (armour)
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
way; method; means; resource; course
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
great trouble; difficulty
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
fearless; daring; knowing no fear
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
discreet; modest; cautious
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to catch the eye; to attract attention
light and darkness; light and shade
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial