to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
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
slope; slanting surface; bevel
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to look around; to survey
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
basin (e.g. between mountains)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
being dotted with; being scattered
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to surround; to crowd around
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
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
same; similar; (just) like; equal
terrain; geographical features; topography
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
from what (I've) seen; given that ...