clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
neat and clean; tidy; trim
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
night view; night skyline; nightscape
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
wherein; therein; thereinto
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
stairs; stairway; staircase
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
height (of a person); stature
difference; variation; difference
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps