halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
and; thereupon; because of that
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
addition; appendix; supplement; postscript
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
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
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
one's own work; making by oneself
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
extremely large-scale (literary) work; monster work; long film; epic
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
until now; so far; up to the present