to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
doing as one pleases; following one's nose
salt pan (used for boiling seawater to make salt); cooking a fish inside a salt crust; candy made with a wrapping of sweetened rice flour (looking like a salt crust)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
steamship; steamboat; steamer
flashiness; showiness; bloom; flowers; Republic of China
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii); mountain bird
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
black stone; black (go pieces)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
Hirosaki (city in Aomori)
gomasio; gomashio; roasted sesame seed and salt mixture; salt-and-pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
at once; there and then; immediately
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
very much; very many; more and more