to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
retainer; vassal; follower
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
surely (not); certainly (not)
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
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 regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
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 (on); to harden by treading
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
homecoming; return to one's home
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
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 (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)