mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
small silk wrapper; small cloth for wiping tea utensils; crepe wrapper
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
long ago; previous; of a former age
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
100,000; hundred thousand
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
inheritance tax; death duty
burden reduction; alleviation of a burden
every year; yearly; annually
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
only; merely; but; no more than
junior high school student; middle school pupil