to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus); (arch.) black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus); Cinnalepeta pulchella (species of spiral-shelled gastropod)
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
supervision; superintendence; management; supervisor
departure; leaving; starting; standing
one's former teacher; one's old teacher
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
one's later years; final years (in life)
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
moxibustion; chastisement; scolding
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity
school; proofreading; proof
leader; head; president (of a bank); bank director; greenroom manager (in a theater)
chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher
making one's way in the world; (making a) living; (earning a) livelihood; business; trade; occupation
feigned ignorance; assumed innocence
foreign trade; external trade
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
battle dust; the tumult of war
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction