before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. the Yamate area in Kōbe)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
national road; national highway
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
mountain road; mountain trail
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
(passing along) from mountain to mountain
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
not caring; not giving a damn
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
last night; yesterday evening
about this time; about now
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
every year; yearly; annually
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
confirmation; certification; ascertainment