alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
just past noon; afternoon
going straight home (without first returning to one's workplace); returning home directly
business; trade; operations; sales
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
home area; home town; local
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
alone; by oneself; on one's own
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
New Year's Day; first day of the year; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
first shrine visit of the New Year
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
homecoming; returning home
after a long time; for the first time in a while
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
like this; this sort; this way
thereupon; shortly thereafter
Hakone ekiden; Hakone long-distance relay race
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to make a speech; to address
genius; prodigy; natural gift
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to move (house); to change residence
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
about the same; about equal to; close match
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
digest; summary; abridgment
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
other; another; over; more than; I; me