hill; height; knoll; rising ground
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
prohibition; inhibition; ban
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
explicit statement (e.g. law); express provision
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
babble; gibberish; gobbledygook; gobbledegook
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
corridor; hallway; passageway
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to repeat; to do something over again
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
everything; anything; nothing
in this manner; in this way; like this
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination