topography; geographical features
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
(legally) incorporated educational institution
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
slope; slanting surface; bevel
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
martial arts area (within a school, gym, etc.)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
absorption; suction; attraction
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
vacant room; vacancy; unoccupied room; empty room
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to move (house); to change residence
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
new student; freshman; first-year student