happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
setting off (on a long journey); setting out; departure (e.g. for the front); starting a new life; starting life anew
look; glance; glimpse; one stone
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
deed; act; work; performance
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
firing in rapid succession; volley of shots
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
frenzy; delirium; wild excitement; mania
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless