hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
choices; alternatives; options
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
to go along; to walk along; to follow
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
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
number of households (houses)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to become dim; to become blurred
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
coherence; order; focus; point
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned