to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to stop walking; to pause
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
it cannot be helped; there is no way; (arch.) intolerable; (arch.) unbearable
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to keep a watchful eye on
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
mountain range; mountain belt
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
road over a mountain pass
honorific/polite/humble prefix
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house