to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
primeval forest; virgin forest
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
branch office; agency; sub-branch
scenery; scene; landscape
number one; first; best; most; game; round
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
region; limits; stage; level
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
student (esp. a university student)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
stacking flat and face up (magazines, books, etc.)
materials; data; document
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite