beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
superb view; picturesque scenery
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
natural (physical) environment
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
marshy grassland; wetlands
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
answering machine; answerphone
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
mountain climber; mountaineer