gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
moderate; proper; just right
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
main road; main thoroughfare
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to lie deep in; to extend far back
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
being raised in the mountains; person raised in the mountains
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
(Japanese) larch (Larix leptolepis, Larix kaempferi)
slim; slender; slight; delicate
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
height of summer; hottest part of summer
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
head; lead; vanguard; first
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
within; inside of; less than
maintenance; preservation; improvement
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to complain; to make a complaint
preferential treatment; privilege; favor; benefit; incentive
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption