serious condition; critical condition
substitute lecturing; substitute lecturer
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to recover consciousness; to come to
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
writing implement; writing tool
regular train; local train; train that stops at every station
tourist information center; tourist information centre
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
simple; simplified; easy; plain
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
fishing harbour; fishing harbor
accommodation fees; hotel charges; room charges; rent
closing time; lockup; curfew
stereotyped; stereotypical; invariable; like clockwork; regular
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
cutting into four; quarter; photograph size 254mm x 305 mm
basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
a long, long time ago; very long ago
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
intimacy; affection; familiarity
good-for-nothing son; profligate son
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
electrically powered; electric