having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
nod; inclination of the head
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
shock; shaking; concussion
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
elevation; height above sea level
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
Tokai region of Honshu (incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)
neighboring prefectures; nearby prefectures
to continue to rain or snow
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
peace talks; peace negotiations
domestic affairs; internal administration
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
personal combat; one-to-one fight
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
degree of relative priority