to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
good performance; good work; great success
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
ballast; heavy material placed low to improve a vessel's stability; ballast; crushed stone, gravel, etc. used on a roadbed or railway track
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
moron; idiot; stupid person