family vacation; family trip
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
but; however; provided that
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
back country; remote countryside
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
since then; from that time; ever since
every year; yearly; annually
when it becomes; when it comes to
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
human relations; personal relationships
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to pass (of time); to elapse
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
(period of) a year; during an era
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production