calamity; misfortune; disaster
to knock down; to knock out
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
otherwise; if not; or else
the following week; the next week
written oath; covenant; pledge
illumination; decorative lighting
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to live; to make a living; to get on with
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
no-hit, no-run game; no-hitter
wintry mountain; mountain that is often climbed during the winter
elevation; height above sea level
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
mountain road; mountain trail
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
steamed bun with sesame oil and anko filling
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
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