ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to ascend; to go up; to climb
opposite side; opposition
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
emergency staircase; fire escape
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
underground lake; subterranean lake
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
to stick it out (until the end)
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim