moment; brief space of time
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
stirring; slight movement
to hold fast; to protect to the end
border patrol; border guard; border guards
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
bilateral relations; relationship between two countries
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
sturdy spirit; bold; daring; brave; valiant; undaunted
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
region of the heart; central part; heart (e.g. of a city); center
to establish; to formulate
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
surrounding at a distance
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
guess; conjecture; surmise