slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
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 arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
this is why; this means; it is the case that
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to put one's strength into
acceleration; speeding up
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
social status; social position
no matter how much time passes
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
straining (with physical exertion); crying; groaning; huffing and puffing
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty