junior high school student; middle school pupil
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
country gentleman (esp. one that's slightly unrefined); squire
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
at least; at most; (even) just
acupuncturist and practitioner of moxibustion
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
legend; folklore; tradition
mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
(scenic) view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
hamachi; young Japanese amberjack; young yellowtail
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to bore; to tire; to weary; to use lavishly (and without regret)
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
to continue to rain or snow
center of a lake (centre); middle of a lake
dark clouds; black clouds
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
that goes without saying but also ...; not only that but ...
to rain incessantly; to downpour