precipice; cliff; flat head
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to lose one's way; to get lost
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
unless one ...; if one does not ...
topography; geographical features
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
Japanese ash (Fraxinus japonica)
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
sounding each other out; probing each other
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
in that way; like that; that way
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
voting; ballot; poll; vote
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
fast-talking; rapid talking
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
heat of the day; hottest part of the day
spot; point; place; position
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to walk through (to the end); to walk the whole way
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly