saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
something like ...; something called ...
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
while; even though; despite
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
main cause; primary factor
personal; individual; private
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
unheard-of; unprecedented
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with