stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
succession; continuation; series; sequence
declaration; proclamation; announcement
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
rising; ascending; climbing
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
metre; meter; meter; gauge
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
considerably; fairly; quite
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
close; intimate; on good terms
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
along; parallel to; in accordance with
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly