feigning ignorance; acting dumb
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
proud; having a prominent nose
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
dead men tell no tales; the dead cannot speak in their own defense
everything; anything; nothing
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
long time; several hours; long spell
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to play a leading role; to play a central part
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
historical; traditional; historic
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
(volcanic) crater; caldera; burner (of a boiler)
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage