about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
going to the capital; working in a government office
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to save; to leave over; to spare
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
un-; non-; negative prefix
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
this or that person; anybody; many people
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
go that far; to that extent
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
authority; power; function
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to perceive; to understand
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
confidentially; privately; off the record
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
solely; entirely; only; or
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
two days later; day after next; next day but one
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo