service area; toll road rest stop; rest area
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
all night long; all through the night
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
passing lane; outside lane; fast lane
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
Niigata (city, prefecture)
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
Akita prefecture (Tōhoku area)
Aomori (city, prefecture)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
public highway; local street; open road; ordinary road
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
second day of the month; two days
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
several items; many items
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to apologize; to apologise
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination