always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
older sister; elder sister
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
destination; place one stays during a trip
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
rental car; rent-a-car; hired auto; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
high mountain; alpine mountain
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
spinning mill; filature; thread-manufacturing plant; silk mill
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory