as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
road over a mountain pass
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
unidentified flying object; UFO
Nessie (i.e. the Loch Ness monster)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
data collecting party; news crew
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
doing whatever one pleases
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
all present; all concerned; all of us
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
starting point of a mountain ascent; trailhead (leading up a mountain)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)