mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
youthful; young; young-looking
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
in the mountains; among the mountains
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
Island; insula; island; islet
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
military forces; hosts; troops
to stiffen; to become stiff
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
boiled and half-dried bonito
to be surprised; to be astonished
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
training; drill; practice; discipline
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to overflow from something full
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)