already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
cooking rice; kitchenmaid; cook
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
mountain road; mountain trail
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
opposite side; opposition
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
people; citizens; subjects; folk
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
detour; circumvention; turning movement
precipice; cliff; flat head
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
hokora; small wayside shrine
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
all around; as far as the eye can see
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point