high and low; rise and fall
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
construction; establishment
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
temporary licence; temporary license; provisional licence; provisional license
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
land route; overland route; by land; overland
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
wooden building; wooden architecture
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
mid-air breakage or disintegration
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum