discovery; detection; finding
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
pardon me for leaving (first)
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to lose sight of; to miss
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
rather; sooner; preferably
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
bill (at a restaurant); check
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
considerably; fairly; quite
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
miscellaneous thoughts (on); miscellaneous impressions