vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to lie deep in; to extend far back
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
verbalization; putting into words
straight-laced person; stubborn person
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
writing; composition; essay; sentence
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
color (of an animal); body color
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
opening and closing; opening and shutting
extraordinary strength displayed in an emergency; surge of power beyond one's normal capacity; great strength exerted at risk
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river