head; lead; vanguard; first
head; lead; vanguard; first
red cap; (railway) porter; redcap
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown
to add to one's experience; to become skillful
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
sweet viburnum (Viburnum odoratissimum); tree-shaped coral formation
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
proper (appearance, posture, etc.); correct; neat; straight; upright
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
unexpectedly; surprisingly
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why