fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
rosary; string of prayer beads
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to play for time; to use delaying tactics
duty; function; office; mission; task
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
main building in a Heian palace; (historical) main residence of an emperor
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
weakness; effeminacy; enervation
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
hail; sleet; chilly rain; freezing rain
black and white; right and wrong
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
in the mountains; among the mountains
how; in what way; by what means
hardships; privations; difficulties
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to call each other's names
at first; initially; in the beginning
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
wandering; rambling; roaming
considerably; greatly; a lot
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with