change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
recreation; diversion; relaxation
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
29th day of the month; 29 days
to ascend; to go up; to climb
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
ignorant of the ways of the world
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
88 years old; (arch.) rice
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
quasi-national park; national park designated by the government but managed by a prefecture
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
Fukushima Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
court (of law); courtroom
30th day of the month; 30 days
31st day of the month; 31 days
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
relaxation; recreation; recess
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
as planned; according to plan
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
one by one; one after another; successively
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
arrest; apprehension; capture
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff