(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
high and low; rise and fall
difference; variation; difference
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
(not so) much; (not) very
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
that; the matter in question
real intention; true motive; true meaning
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
imagination; supposition; guess
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
combustibles; inflammables; flammables; burnables
offender; criminal; culprit
witnessing; observing; sighting
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to shake one's head (in denial)