food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
bento; Japanese box lunch
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
everyone at once; everyone together
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
outward appearance; apparent
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to take out a boat; to put out a boat
flutter; flap; sound of something light moving in the wind
rustling (of wind); murmuring; whistling; soughing
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
shell (e.g. electron shell)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
rugged mountain (of the more rugged mountain of a pair of mountains)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul