close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
insecticide; insect repellent
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
growth period; growing season
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
selection; choice; picking out
guidance; leadership; leading the way
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
common front; united front
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
ingenuity; resourcefulness
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again