ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
impregnable castle; inner castle citadel; golden castle (nickname for Nagoya Castle)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
taping (e.g. an injured joint)
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); hospital pharmacy; dispensary
beyond this point; from now on; after this
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
passing through without stopping; passing by
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
older brother; elder brother
wonderful; splendid; magnificent