thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
in that way; thus; so; so?
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
something like ...; something called ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
marathon; long-distance race
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
beginning; outset; first; onset
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
river; stream; River; the ... river
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole