about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
(the relevant) police authorities
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
tide; current; tendency; trend
main office; this office; this game (of go, shogi, etc.)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to rant and rave; to raise hell
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
tendency; trend; inclination
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
clearing one's throat; cough
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
general; popular; common; typical
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
monitoring equipment; observational instrument
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently