route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
Iwate Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
expressway; motorway; freeway; controlled-access highway
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
elevation; height above sea level
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
scenery; scene; landscape
median (strip); central reservation
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
number (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
such ... as; or some such
service area; toll road rest stop; rest area
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)