hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
scenery; scene; landscape
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
mountain range; mountain belt
here and there; around and about
one theory; one opinion; another theory
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
speaking of ...; as for ...
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
co-sleeping; sleeping together
breathing of a sleeping person
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather; course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed