to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
mountain range; mountain belt
mountain climber; mountaineer
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
house where one was born; one's parents' house
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to make one's rounds; to patrol
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
finger marks; dirt from the hands
binoculars; field glasses
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
solution; solution strategy
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
Everyone is safe (all right)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
real intention; true motive; true meaning
control; management; supervision
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to be mature and kind; to be well-balanced; to be a good person
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing