probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
author; writer; novelist; artist
Hirosaki (city in Aomori)
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
regular train; local train; train that stops at every station
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
ditch next to railway track
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating