examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
outward appearance; looks
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
to go past; to pass; to pass by
detour; diversion; alternative route
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
reinforcements; reserve troops; rear guard; attacking from the rear; pincer movement from the back
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
Transportation Corps (service branch of the Imperial Japanese Army)
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
mountain road; mountain trail
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
right behind; just behind; directly behind
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled