barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
completely naked; in one's birthday suit
handbag; purse; briefcase; attache case
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
strong pressure; heavy pressure
surname; family name; last name
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to get one's head around; to think about
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to break the silence; to break one's silence
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
dear; darling; adorable; precious; cute; lovely
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
mountain trail; path up a mountain
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
summit of Mt. Fuji; peak of Mt. Fuji
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
hooting; jeering; heckling
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end
walking heavily; lumbering
to trample flat; to beat a path
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
evacuation route; escape route (for evacuees)
escape route; evacuation route
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
souvenir store; gift shop
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
extensive; vast range; wide scope