tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
postcard; memo; note; card
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
one thin flat object; one sheet
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
Yamanashi prefecture (Chūbu area)
Nishiyatsushirogunshimobechō
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
so; like this; in this way
business office; place of business
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
person in charge; official; attendant
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
empty conveyance; empty taxi; free taxi; having spaces available (of a parking lot)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
most part; greater part; majority
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of