comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
to recall; to remember; to recollect
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
northern mountains; mountains to the north
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
unexpected meeting; coincidence
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
staff member; station employee; official
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful