fault; flaw; weak point; shortcoming
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
decrease; reduction; decline
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
school building; schoolhouse
scenery; scene; landscape
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
commuting to school; school commute
pupil; student; schoolchild
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
everything; anything; nothing
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
more than usual (usu. time)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
even if not; even without
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can