to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
high efficiency; high performance
suspension system (of a vehicle); undercarriage; area around one's feet; footwear
to appreciate; to be thankful
ability; performance; efficiency
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
weight; heavyweight boxer
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
slope; slanting surface; bevel
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
(someone else's) daughter