difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
national border; provincial border
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
mountain range; mountain belt
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to get late; to advance; to wear on
land route; overland route; by land; overland
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
time; season; period; phase; stage
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
alone; by oneself; on one's own
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification