dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
although I say; although one might say; although called
raising and lowering; loading and unloading (cargo); praising and criticizing
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
comparatively; relatively
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time