mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
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
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
government worker; public servant; civil servant
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
what is called; what they call; so-called
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
not understanding; not knowing
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
image change; changing one's image; makeover
in proportion to; just as much as
solitude; loneliness; isolation
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
trend of the times; way things are going
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
program (e.g. TV); programme
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
blond hair ("kinpatsu" read backwards)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
companion; company; tritagonist
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
interview (e.g. for a job)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty