sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
(period of) a year; during an era
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
just one person; only one
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
boy; son; baby boy; young man
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
long ago; already; a long time ago
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful