mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
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
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
interference; intervention; meddling
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
general; popular; common; typical
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
other side; opposite side; other party
scenery; scene; landscape
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(electrical) ground; earth; grounding; touching the ground; landing (an airplane)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
physical strength; muscle strength
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
visibility; noticeability; perceptibility
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress