unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
snail's pace; (lit.) ox walk
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
such ... as; or some such
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
loitering on the way; wayside grass
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
war; battle; match; game; competition
ronin; masterless samurai
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
Wuhuan (proto-Mongolic nomadic people)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything