article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
until now; so far; up to the present
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast, believed to ascend to the heavens through rain; unfulfilled genius; dormant talent
kaoliang; variety of sorghum, esp. used in making spirits
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
chartered ship; chartering or hiring a vessel
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
broth made of fish and vegetables
at first; in the beginning; originally
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
talk; story; conversation