mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
metal pins of climbing shoes; crampons; climbing irons
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
yearned for; longed for; missed
screening (a movie); showing
poaching (fish or seafood)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
hundred-yen store; dollar store
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
I can't die and leave things this way
homosexuality; homosexual love
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
undressing; taking off one's clothes; stripping
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
to smile broadly; to grin widely
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
liberation from earthly desires and the woes of man; deliverance of one's soul; moksha; mukti; vimukti
conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster); garden eel
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to boil with rage; to be infuriated
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back; to rely on; to depend on