unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
mountain road; mountain trail
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
so; like this; in this way
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
rain and wind; driving rain
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
having an ancient and honorable origin
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to rebuild; to reconstruct
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
Latin (language); Latin-American; Latin; Latin; Roman
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
serious; severe; grave; acute
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)