to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
bashfulness before strangers
amiable; affable; likable
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
train that stops at every station; local train
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
conventional train line (esp. non-Shinkansen)
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
in the mountains; among the mountains
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
a long time ago; in those days
neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts
situated deep in the mountains
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
communism; Communist Party
Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
to unfold; to unroll; to open
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)