relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
railroad; railway; rail transport
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
ten; 10; ten years of age
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
house; dwelling; human habitation
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
inundation; submersion; flood
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
pleasant feeling; good vibes
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick