to make a vow; to take an oath
(single) bean; pea; something very small; tiny speck
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
good bye; I'm off; see you later
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to steal; to rob; to take away
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
route beside a mountain stream
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
fine; minute; detailed; meticulous; precise
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
rest; break; recess; intermission
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
propeller-driven aircraft; prop plane
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over