for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to step firmly; to harden by treading
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
homecoming; return to one's home
to tower over the surroundings
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
go that far; to that extent
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
performance of one's official duties
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
indeed; really; truly; very much
leather cover; leather binding
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant