considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
weather balloon; sounding balloon; observation balloon; espionage balloon; trial balloon
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to ascend; to go up; to climb
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun