there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
senior high school; high school
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
pupil; student; schoolchild
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
in the mountains; among the mountains
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to amuse oneself; to make merry
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...