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
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
while; during; while; although; all; both
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
tea-ceremony arbor; tea-ceremony arbour
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
I appreciate your efforts
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
hello; good day; good afternoon
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
suffix for familiar person
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
teppanyaki (Japanese cooking prepared on a hot steel plate in the center of the table)
leader; authority; mainstay
annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid