iron hammer; crushing blow
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
number of stairs or stories (storeys); rank; order
husband and wife; married couple
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
law of cause and effect; principle of causality
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
breasts; buttocks; (lit.) two hills
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
justification; rationalization
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
slagheap; slag heap; pile of coal waste
magic carpet; flying carpet
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; beautiful voice; woman with a beautiful voice
starting point of a mountain ascent; trailhead (leading up a mountain)
last dungeon; final dungeon; last stage
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
elevation; height above sea level
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
mobility; maneuverability
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to join forces with; to cooperate with
division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles; female partner (in a relationship)
with a slip; with a slide
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
conservative without party affiliation
hard-line policy; tough measure