down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
breaking through or sneaking past a barrier
affixing; pasting; sticking
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
Genna era (1615.7.13-1624.2.30); Genwa era
unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
intellectual crime; white-collar crime; intellectual criminal; smart criminal
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
elderly woman; noh mask of an old woman
(ornamental) tip of a scabbard; bottom of a bargeboard or cantilever
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
broad overview; general survey
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability