going upstream; sailing against the current
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
passenger; traveller; traveler; tourist
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
tremolo; trill; vibratory sound; warble tone
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
strangely shaped rocks; massive rock of unusual shape
source; beginning; origin
superb view; picturesque scenery
as if it weren't already enough
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
towering; astonishingly high
suspension bridge; rope bridge
dry riverbed; river beach
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
just managing; with great difficulty
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
precipice; cliff; flat head
decision; judgment; resolution
Nara prefecture (Kinki area)
Mie prefecture (Kinki area)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building
bento; Japanese box lunch
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)