present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
being dotted with; being scattered
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
minute adjustment; fine tuning
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
wide turn; detour; the long way around
third day of the month; three days
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
terrain; geographical features; topography
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
detour; circumvention; turning movement
profitable plan; good plan
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage