slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
predicament; difficult situation
large; gland; ground (e.g. land, electrical, base material of textiles, etc.)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
feeling; sense; impression
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
shiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu; brushwood dog
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
riverside; edge of a river
cooler box; cooler; cool box
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient