something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
mountain chain; mountains
town; city; municipal; urban
top (of a table, counter, etc.); tabletop; countertop; top board; surface
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
how; in what way; how about
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
elevation; height above sea level
3000; three thousand; many
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
mountain road; mountain trail
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
why; how; for what reason
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
people; citizens; subjects; folk
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out