this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
men and women of all ages
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
steep mountain; craggy mountain
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
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
beginning; outset; first; onset
second (unit of time); arc second
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to be silent; to say nothing
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
at least; at most; (even) just
how long; how far; how much
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
within; inside of; less than
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
article; discourse; dissertation; editorial; leading article; leader
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
personal; individual; private
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
the world in general; society; convention
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)