pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to warm (up); to heat (up)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
(national) capital (city); metropolis
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to grow in severity; to grow increasingly severe
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
height of; middle of; full bloom
number one; first; best; most; game; round
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
time; season; period; phase; stage
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
considerably; greatly; a lot
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
high ground; plateau; heights; highlands
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
country; territory; domain; realm
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
comparatively; relatively
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
elevation; height above sea level
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
average; ordinary; normal
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed