travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
Wakayama Prefecture (Kinki area)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
level ground; horizon; field of view
Toyama Prefecture (Hokuriku area)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
stepwise; one step at a time
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to comfort; to console; to amuse
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
do-or-die game; crucial contest
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
being absorbed (in); immersion; sinking (into)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
scenery; scene; landscape
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
to encamp; to take up positions
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to go past; to pass; to pass by
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light