to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(very) patient; persevering
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
Noto Peninsula (Ishikawa Prefecture)
Niigata (city, prefecture)
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
destination; place one stays during a trip
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
vast (ocean, desert, etc.); boundless; vague (e.g. memories); unclear; rampant (weeds, etc.); running wild
how; in what way; by what means
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to rest one's chin in one's hands
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
plaster; wall clay; wall mud
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to be born; to come into the world
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card