mountain road; mountain trail
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
detour; circumvention; turning movement
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
otherwise; if not; or else
to close (one's eyes); to shut
sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising
autumn silkworms; fall silkworms
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
relaxation; recreation; recess
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
of course; certainly; naturally
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
system; institution; organization; organisation
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
first 10 days of the month
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age