lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
scene; view; prospect; outlook
tourist information (brochure, map, center)
without reservation; freely; frankly
in the mountains; among the mountains
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to grumble about something (trivial)
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
breathing of a sleeping person
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
order; command; directions; instructions
to take off one's clothes; to undress
punishment; judgement; judgment
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to communicate; to commune
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
sweep of the tide; drift of the tide; tidal current
continuously; throughout; in succession
one's long-cherished desire
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
to stroke down; to smooth down
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap