journey; route of a journey
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
propulsive power; driving force
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
student (esp. a university student)
new record (in sports, etc.)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
stimulating; exciting; provocative
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
calm; composed; cool; quiet
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
physical education; PE; gym (class)
older sister; elder sister
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
(not) even once; (not) ever
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean