lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to ascend; to go up; to climb
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to settle (in a place); to settle down
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
aspect; phase; condition; modality
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
rough to the touch; rubbing rough surfaces
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to bury; to embed; to implant
to shed light; to cast light
with these words; while saying
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
a long time ago; in those days
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
with a chuckle; with a giggle
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top