halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
other side; opposite side; other party
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to step forward; to volunteer
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
four corners; four ordinal directions
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
gushing out; welling up; springing up
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
nothing to be afraid of; trivial; not amounting to much; can't do anything
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to fight against; to oppose; to face
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to grow in severity; to grow increasingly severe
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
to insist on one's own ideas
simply; merely; only; solely
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend