sakura shrimp (Sergia lucens)
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
finishing early (e.g. work, a game); entering elementary school a year earlier than others
one's mood while traveling (travelling)
freshly drawn bath; (taking) a bath before anyone else
competing; competition; auction
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)
seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
fishing harbour; fishing harbor
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
trend of the times; way things are going
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
social meeting place; watering hole
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
establishment (of a business); founding
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
to throw on the fire; to burn
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter