to ascend; to go up; to climb
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to try to do; to attempt to do
carrying (an infant, etc.) horizontally in one's arms; cradling; holding under one's arm
visit (from someone); call
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
(Chinese) merchant caravan
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
evidence; (positive) test results
marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to eat; to become eclipsed (of an astronomical object)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
elementary and middle school pupils
marriage proposal; marriage talks
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
overseas student; exchange student
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
whole cake; cake sold whole (as opposed to in individual slices)
matter of time; question of time
young; juvenile; child in the first year of kindergarten