where there is a will, there is a way
guiding principle; single-minded policy; one's sole talent; single spear
boardwalk (e.g. over marshy ground); wooden causeway
pumice stone; loose rock; loose stone; floating group (in the game of go); group without a base
man who brings good weather with him wherever he goes; man who is always lucky with the weather
removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)
realistic; practical; grounded
coarsely ground (e.g. coffee, grain); minced (e.g. meat)
woman who brings good weather with her wherever she goes; woman who is always lucky with the weather
altitude sickness; mountain sickness
ptarmigan (Lagopus muta, esp. the Japanese ptarmigan, Lagopus muta japonica); grouse
southern Japanese hemlock (species of conifer native to Japan, Tsuga sieboldii)
finest example; the best (of); white eyebrows
rock candy; sugar candy; crystallized sugar; sugar crystals
woman who brings the rain with her wherever she goes; woman who is constantly unlucky with the weather
short steps; mincing stride; crotch; groin; thigh
fairyland; never-never land
vagrant habits; vagabondism; wanderlust
commission; entrusting with (work); part-time employee; temporary work
third time lucky; third time's the charm
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
climbing to the summit; summiting
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop
modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
change of schedule; schedule change