Vocabulary consisting only from characters you are able to read
上り
nobori
(1)ascent, climbing, ascending (path), climb, (2)up-train (e.g. going to Tokyo), (n,adj-no) (3)northward (towards Tokyo) jlpt3
少しも
sukošimo
anything of, not one bit (with negative sentence)jlpt3
九日
kokonoka
nine days, the ninth day (of the month)jlpt5, toki
中
naka
inside, middle, amongjlpt5
大して
taišite
(not so) much, (not) verymix
手がかり
tegakari
(1)clue, key, trail, scent, track, contact, (2)handhold, on hand mix