down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to be infected; to be contagious
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
Kobo Daishi is always with me (written on the hats of Shikoku pilgrims)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
evening; early night hours
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money