to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
to recall; to remember; to recollect
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
unexpected meeting; coincidence
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
authority; power; influence
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
staff member; station employee; official
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
from the beginning; from scratch