secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
in the mountains; among the mountains
to amuse oneself; to make merry
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
neighboring prefecture; adjacent prefecture
home area; home town; local
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
operation (of a bus or train service); service; running; movement (of a heavenly body); motion; revolution
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
offender; criminal; culprit
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
route map (for buses, trains, etc.)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
race track; course; express trail
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to make a phone call; to answer the phone
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
slim figure; slender body; slimming; weight reduction