ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
unimpressive; unimpressed
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to slide into; to slip into
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
medical treatment (esp. surgical)
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
Yagiri No Watashi (ferry that has been taking passengers across the Edo river for nearly 400 years)
divide; parting; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to spend all of one's free time; to spend one's time without constraint
student number (for seating, etc. in class)
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
feeling that something has come too late
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
polite; courteous; hospitable
corporate (e.g. sports team); business organization; business corporation
title of honour; title of honor
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
incidental (collateral) condition
idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
email friend; email penpal