perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
in the mountains; among the mountains
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
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
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
mountain road; mountain trail
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
being startled; getting a shock
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)