direction of travel; direction of movement
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
high place; high ground; height; broad (point of) view
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
overanxiety; needless worry
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
source of river; fountainhead
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
feather duster; feather brush
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
fresco; mural; wall painting
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
meanwhile; in the meantime
to complete decisively; to do to completion
naturally; of course; understandably
superior; superiors; senior
to be separated (of clothing); to be exposed; to be wide open; to stand with one's limbs apart; to block the way
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
being sick and tired (of); being fed up (with); having one's fill (of)
eye measurement; measure with eye