the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
national holiday; public holiday
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
interested person; volunteer; supporter
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
neutral country; neutral power
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
to live; to reside; to inhabit
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
each place; various places
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
leaving everything up to someone else
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
company president; manager; director
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
major cleanup; spring cleaning
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
average; ordinary; normal
to make (with great attention to detail); to produce; to craft; to build (something) into
to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
classification; categorization; sorting