every other; second; alternate
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
the other day; lately; recently
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
unable to resist; unable to suppress
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
on the way back; returning
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
the very image of health itself; picture of health
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
bishop wood (Bischofia javanica); barked tree; red tree
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
divine spirit; spirit of the dead
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
the same age; same period
higan cherry (species of weeping cherry tree, Prunus subhirtella); early-flowering cherry (around the spring equinox); double weeping rosebud cherry (Prunus pendula)
steamship; steamboat; steamer