small restaurant; eating house
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
river fish; freshwater fish
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
mountains and rivers; natural surroundings
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
mail; postal matter; postal item
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
clerk; office worker; office staff
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to recall; to remember; to recollect
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
notice; notification; report; posting
vigorously ...; suddenly ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
colleague; company friend
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
street at night; making a night journey
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave