to weaken;  to grow weak;  to be downcast;  to be dejected;  to be troubled;  to be at a loss
 good;  advantage;  sake;  purpose;  consequence;  result
 how much;  how many;  what amount;  what extent
 shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness);  shade;  gloom
 thank you;  thanks;  much (thanks);  very (sorry);  quite;  really;  somehow
 to stop walking;  to pause
 slowly;  unhurriedly;  easily (e.g. in time);  well;  well (e.g. sleep);  comfortably
 uneasy;  unsure;  unreliable;  untrustworthy; (arch.)  nervous; (arch.)  impatient
 injury;  wound;  mistake;  accident;  loss
 method;  process;  manner;  way;  means;  technique
 as (much) as possible;  as (much) as one can;  wherever practicable;  if possible
 to distance oneself (from);  to keep (something or someone) at a distance;  to maintain a distance (from)
 other (place, thing, person);  the rest;  outside;  beyond;  nothing except;  nothing but
 it cannot be helped;  there is no way; (arch.)  intolerable; (arch.)  unbearable
 gradually;  by degrees;  little by little;  steps;  stairs;  staircase
 ascent;  climbing;  up-train;  train heading toward the starting point of its route;  upbound (esp. toward Tokyo);  upstream
 precipitous;  rugged;  inaccessible;  grim;  severe;  stern
 in addition;  furthermore;  above (which);  on top of (which)
 thin;  slender;  fine;  unlucky
 affliction;  hardship;  difficulty;  suffering;  trouble
 to keep a watchful eye on
 cannot be helped;  unavoidable;  pointless;  useless;  hopeless (person);  annoying
 down-train;  train heading toward the ending point of its route;  down-slope;  downward going;  downbound (esp. away from Tokyo);  downstream
 to thrust (something) into (something);  to cram;  to plunge into;  to charge into;  to delve into (a matter);  to go into depth;  to press (someone) about
 to be unable to;  to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do;  to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously;  to contain (or combine) two or more features;  to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.);  to do alongside
 (mountain) pass;  highest point on a mountain road;  ridge;  peak (e.g. of summer);  worst (e.g. of an illness);  crisis
 if;  in case;  as for;  on the topic of;  if that's the case;  if so
 mountain range;  mountain belt
 comfortable;  easy;  calm;  loose;  spacious
 road over a mountain pass
 honorific/polite/humble prefix
 honest;  frank;  candid;  honestly;  frankly
 conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard;  reason;  cause;  meaning;  circumstances;  situation
 to cling to;  to hold on to;  to grapple;  to set about doing;  to begin;  to take hold of
 next (to);  adjoining;  adjacent;  house next door;  neighbouring house;  next-door neighbour
 peak;  summit;  ridge;  back of a blade
 space (between);  gap;  period of time (during, while);  duration;  between (two parties or things);  among (a group);  relations (between)
 to aim at (with a weapon, etc.);  to be after (something or someone);  to have an eye on;  to aim for;  to set up as a goal
 comfort;  ease;  easy;  simple;  (economically) comfortable;  raku pottery
 to cross over (e.g. mountain);  to go across;  to get over (e.g. hardship);  to pass time (e.g. a winter);  to surpass;  to be better than;  to move house