mountain range; mountain belt
prefectural high school; public high school
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
dried sweet potato; satsuma sweet potato steamed, sliced and dried
overseas assignment; overseas posting
botanical; vegetable; vegetal; vegetative
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
one's figure during sleep
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
photography; taking photographs
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
district; section; sector
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
housing district; residential district
nostril; nostrils; naris; nares