bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
mountain climbing; mountaineering
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
mountain climber; mountaineer
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
panorama; panoramic painting
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
older sister; elder sister
stairs; stairway; staircase
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
Shimane (prefecture); (arch.) island country
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
timewise; temporal; chronal
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
feeling chilly after taking a bath
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)