was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
older brother and younger sister
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
elevation; height above sea level
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to tower over the surroundings
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to be smeared; to be covered
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
Tokai region of Honshu (incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
eruption; volcanic eruption
neighboring prefectures; nearby prefectures
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
recovery; rescue; recapture