going upstream; swimming upstream
moment to quit; way to quit
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
the right person in the right place
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
remaining years (of one's life)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
branch manager; manager of a branch office
station; office; guardroom
in one's lifetime; (while) in life
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)
marine traffic; sea traffic
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
rising; ascending; climbing
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
ceramics; pottery; porcelain
beyond that point; after that
going on a pleasure jaunt
promotion of industry; encouragement of new industry
railroad; railway; rail transport
midway; halfway through; in the course of
each (every) time; whenever
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
padre; title for Portuguese Jesuits (in Japan in the 16th century); Christianity; Christian
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
ruler; monarch; sovereign
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation