railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
both; both sides; both parties
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
small hill; low hill; hillock
system of automatic advancement to high school and university without an entrance exam
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to approach; to draw near
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
108; one hundred and eight; the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 'climates' of one year
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
named after; associated with; connected with
in that manner; like that
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
immediately; right away; on the spot
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person