fort; stronghold; fortification
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
one's house; one's home; one's family
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
overweight; too heavy (burden, workload, etc.); too severe
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
around the world; throughout the world
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
such; like that; in that way
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much