tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
wandering; rambling; roaming
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to approach; to draw near
as (for); for; in the capacity of
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
convenient; handy; useful
end of a line (of writing); line break
only; merely; but; no more than
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
review (of learned material); revision
to be at wit's end; to be at a loss for what to do
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
warmly; cordially; with tender care
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to attempt; to test; to try out
inside one's heart; in one's mind