precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
journey; route of a journey
difficult to ...; hard to ...
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
Matsuo Bashou (1644-1694)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to attempt; to test; to try out
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
the passage of electric current
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
rejection (of an application)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to have a talk; to tell a story
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience