wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
river; stream; River; the ... river
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
suspension bridge; rope bridge
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
than; from; out of; except; but; more
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to shake; to sway; to waver
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
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
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle