vague; obscure; vast; boundless
byway; side street; cross street; wrong way; digression
about; concerning; as to; regarding
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
surely; certainly; without doubt
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
burial mound for severed heads
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
government service; the bureaucracy
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
mark; sign; (arch.) plain wood showing the seating order of officials at court; (arch.) nameplate
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
preparations for a journey
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that