wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo
rare word; unusual word; strange word
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
distant place; faraway location; far away
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
blunder; slip; error; error
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
(high) mountain; Mount; Mt.; mountain peak
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
preservation society; conservation society
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
(true) Tokyoite; Edoite; Tokyo native; Edokko
exhibition; showing; displaying; putting on display
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis); female hawk (or falcon); falconry (using a northern goshawk)
gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
fast-talking; rapid talking
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
fire hook; firefighter's hook