to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
arrogant; haughty; calm; placid
clicking; clopping; clacking
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); outriding; harbinger; herald; anticipation
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
complete; whole; perfect; safe
riser (in a building); rise
to kick up (a ball, dust, etc.); to kick upwards (at)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to call each other's names
preparations for a journey
Japan Sea coastal areas; Sea of Japan coastal areas
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
hand drilling (to start a fire); hand drill; rubbing sticks to make a fire
to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
north entrance; north exit
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
tattling; telling on (someone)
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)