waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
the said person; he; she; same surname
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
library (usu. single-room); small library
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
Japanese person; Japanese people
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
Japanese food; Japanese meal
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
panorama; panoramic painting
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
seeing off and meeting on return
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
passenger; traveller; traveler; tourist