wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
journal; magazine; periodical
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
eternal; unlimited; endless
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
place; situation; position; location
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
observation; survey; watching