(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
Anatidae (duck family of birds)
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
unnatural or untimely death (esp. in contrast with the karma of the previous life)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
time in; making a move immediately (in a timed game of shogi, go, etc.)
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
one by one; one each; one at a time
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
seven (long cylindrical things)
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
physical strength; muscular strength
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down