to pass on an order; to pass the word
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
rainy; showery; inclement
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
suspicious-looking; fishy
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
early on; earlier on; from early
notice; notification; report; posting
diagnosis; medical examination
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
all over; all over the place; everywhere
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
edge of town; outskirts of a village
even and odd numbers (on dice); chō-han; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
cargo; freight; money or assets