lately; recently; nowadays
female friend; woman friend
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
travel writing; travel piece; traveller's journal; traveler's journal
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
something like ...; something called ...
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
almost every day; almost daily
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
suspension (of a transportation service); cancellation; stoppage
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
mountain top; summit; peak
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
such ... as; or some such
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for