fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
that is to say; so that means
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
rather; better; instead; if anything
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to discuss; to talk together
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
January; first month of the lunar calendar
wind-swept; exposed to the wind