mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
steady advance; carrying all before one
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
making efficient; optimization
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to lean against; to set against
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
useful thing; usable article
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
threat; intimidation; menace
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade