to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
only; merely; but; no more than
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
it is not (like that) either
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
railway employee (porter)
rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to recall; to remember; to recollect
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
stopping place (incl. stations, rail yards, junctions, etc.); (railway) station
bento; Japanese box lunch
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
type of stew, usu. fish or vegetables in a mild broth; fish grilled unseasoned and then simmered slowly in soy and mirin broth
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...