switchback (railway); zig zag
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
notebook computer; laptop
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
untouched; unused; intact
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
hot spring resort where customers can bathe without spending the night
composite; combined; complex
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
seeing off and meeting on return
to keep (a person) waiting
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
self-control; self-restraint
(a place) out of one's reach
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
ratio; proportion; percentage
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
wooden building; wooden architecture
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)