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soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

1

languid; listless

1

being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes

2

quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully

1

to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent

3

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

1

proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)

1

happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

2

one's long-cherished desire

1

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

1

mountainous country

2

happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

1

city life; urban living

1

attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

3

if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side

1

easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick

1

satiety; surfeit

1

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

1

effect; result; worth; use; avail

1

before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed

1

sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass

4

in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form

1

to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)

1

path along a cliff

1

to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)

1

to waste one's efforts; to work to no (useful) effect

1

to put someone to work; to make someone work

2

Ōtsu (city in Shiga)

13

short way; shortcut

1

townsfolk; resident (of a town); merchant

1

market day

1

crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally

1

discovery; detection; finding

3

on the occasion of; at the time of

3

mountain stream; mountain torrent

4

char; charr

1

thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest

1

staying the night; lodging (at)

1

contract; commitment

1

if it is the case that ...

1

seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)

1

true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

1

with a start; with a jump

2

sensitiveness; sensitivity; delicacy (e.g. of feeling)

1

insect; bug

1

mother; wife

3

setting off (on a trip); departure

1

debt

1

travelling expenses; traveling expenses

1