passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
how many years; how long; what year
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
travel writing; travel piece; traveller's journal; traveler's journal
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
accumulation; accumulate; store
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike