drop (e.g. of water); drip
up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
good family; respectable family; decent family
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
student accommodation; student dormitory
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
war; fighting; fierce competition
ladies' magazine; women's magazine
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
to take a picture; to take a photo
article; news story; report; account
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
reportage; report; reporting