highway route (Edo period); main route
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
on bad terms; at loggerheads
close; intimate; on good terms
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
personal criticism; character sketch
custom; practice; convention; precedent
irrespective (e.g. of age); without discrimination; without distinction
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
stimulative; incentive; irritative
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
approximate age; age range
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
contrary to one's expectations; to one's surprise
good performance; good work; great success
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?