first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to turn towards; to point
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
direct unforked road; straight path
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to move forward; to move on
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
such ... as; or some such
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
endless; boundless; everlasting
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
since when; from when; how long
to go downhill; to go down a slope
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to be found; to be discovered
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
just a minute; small quantity
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study