ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
group; bunch; crowd; group
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
two-storied gate; tower gate
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
Hellmuth; Helmut; Hermuth
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
family vacation; family trip
to start working; to take action
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
right in the middle (of); midst; height
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)