Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
room detached from main house
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
wide place; starting field containing any of the January, March or August 20-point cards
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
scenery; scene; landscape
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
police; police officer; police station
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
to make inquiries; to refer to
victim; injured party; sufferer
long ago; a long time ago; already