border (between countries); national border
snow country; snowy region
absolutely; positively; decidedly
dawn; daybreak; beginning
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
first third of a month; first ten days of a month
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
one's mood while traveling (travelling)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
the way back; the way home; return trip
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
one's post; place of work; workplace
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
bringing; taking; carrying
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
locker; rocker; rock'n'roller
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness