to chase; to run after; to pursue
returning to one's village
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
(Okinawa) sacred site; sacred grove
starting point of a mountain ascent; trailhead (leading up a mountain)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
hakama fashioned in the style of the pantaloons worn by the Portuguese
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
excellent (piece of) work
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
practice; practising; experience
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
study of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture; (arch.) provincial school (under Japan's ritsuryo system and pre-Sui Chinese law)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
beyond; across; the other side; the distance