foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to ascend; to go up; to climb
such ... as; or some such
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to complain; to make a complaint
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
all; entire; whole; altogether
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
(passenger) car; automobile
penalty; sentence; punishment
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
inspection; examination; survey
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
to ask for directions; to ask the way
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
idling away time; unproductively; slowly (moving); heavily; ponderously
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
weakening; emaciation; decline
kanreki; one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)