halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
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
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
instead; but (on the other hand)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
shellfish; seashell; shell
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
way; method; means; resource; course
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
(period of) a year; during an era
godparent; first person to give something its name
to name; to call; to christen; to term
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
profitable plan; good plan
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases