(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
near; nearby; not far off
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to exert oneself; to make efforts
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
yourself; himself; herself
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
on and after; from ... onward; since
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
(made of) leather; leather-bound
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful