past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
reality; actuality; hard fact
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to be rustic; to be countrified; to have a rural feel
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
building lot; residential land
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; forest land; mountains and forests
starting point of a mountain ascent; trailhead (leading up a mountain)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
caterpillar track; continuous track
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
skid mark; tire mark; tyre mark
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
way one walks; one's walk
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
along the road; at the side of the road
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to be erected; to be built
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
along; parallel to; in accordance with
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
staying the night; lodging (at)
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system