boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
time; hour; period; class
Ishikawa Prefecture (Hokuriku area)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
after that; afterwards; thereafter
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
destination (one is heading towards); goal
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
man; male; masculine gender
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
southeastern part; the southeast
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
place; position; location; position; standing; status
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)