inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
principle of laissez-faire
family vacation; family trip
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
dial (of a meter, watch, etc.); face (of a clock); keyboard (on a typewriter, etc.); letter board (communication aid for people unable to speak); communication board
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
outing; excursion; pleasure trip; going on a picnic
something or other; somehow
both (railway) tracks; (both) up and down tracks (lines)
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
announcement (e.g. in a train station)
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
sense of values; values; value system
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave