just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
at least; at most; (even) just
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
telecommunications; correspondence
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
means of transportation; transport service
ten; 10; ten years of age
scenery; scene; landscape
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to be needed; to be wanted
to increase; to add to; to augment
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
surface of the earth; ground surface
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name