boarding house; school dormitory
yearned for; longed for; missed
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
while; during; performed in this condition
father and mother; parents
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
recollection; remembrance; reminiscence
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
(not) even once; (not) ever
to need; to demand; to take; to require
face; looks; vestiges; trace
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or
to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in); to impress (a person)
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
riding together; fellow passenger; joint partnership
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
to flow down; to run down
everywhere; all over; throughout
to show up; to appear; to turn up
coming and going; commuting
steamship; steamboat; steamer