Tokai region of Honshu (incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
good-for-nothing son; profligate son
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
international law; law of nations
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
moderation; self-restraint; temperance
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
abandoned railway line; closed railway line; discontinued line
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
hair on the back of one's head
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
powder snow; powdery snow
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
platform; home; home base; home plate
to burst (open); to break; to split
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to drop; to lose; to let fall
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
daydream; waking dream; fantasy
good-for-nothing; worthless
Porsche; Porsche; Porche; Porché
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody