Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
name; title; designation; fame; reputation
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
check (pattern); ichimatsu doll
haori (Japanese formal coat)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
true character; real nature
ministry proper; home office; head office; this ministry; this department
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
head; lead; vanguard; first
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
night watch; night sentry
with surprise; with a start; fiercely (glare; in kabuki)
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
and then; and so; and; so then
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
using one's arm for a pillow
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); inner realization; personal enlightenment
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly