upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to face; to go towards; to head towards
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
strike (i.e. industrial action)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
Mecca; Makkah; mecca; centre for some field or activity (center)
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
to deal with a large number
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
nothing but; except; no more than
legend; folklore; tradition
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place