to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
steamed bun with sesame oil and anko filling
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
to head home; to leave for home
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road
cargo; freight; money or assets
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
by today; before the day is over
staying out overnight without giving notice; spending night(s) away from home without permission (leave)
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
living thing; organism; creature; biology
great plain; prairie; steppe; hahahaha; LMAO; ROFL
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to lose one's footing; to slip
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)