the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
extremely; terrifically; super
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
ups and downs; up-and-down
continuation; succession; series
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
strength; power; proficiency; ability
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
circuit track; circular course
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey