audience (with a person of high standing)
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
not only ... but also; also
the more one looks (at it) the more...
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
when looked at in that way
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
casual; indifferent; nonchalant
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
(with a) start; fright; alarm
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
destination; place one stays during a trip
open; spacious; extensive
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank