chartered ship; chartering or hiring a vessel
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
favorable chance; favourable chance
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
to change (e.g. a bill); to transfer (e.g. money); to switch over; to move over
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
travelling expenses; traveling expenses
chopsticks; (something) at hand; (in) one's possession; (near) one's hands
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
to count on one's fingers
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
autumn of last year; fall of last year
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death