to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
older brother; elder brother
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
honorific/polite/humble prefix
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
it is not (like that) either
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
one's every action; every single move
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
mountain road; mountain trail
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
promotion; raising of status
war; battle; match; game; competition