door; gate; opening; title page
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
drinking hard; drinking like a fish
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
than; from; out of; except; but; more
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
boiled and half-dried bonito
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
until now; so far; up to the present
land route; overland route; by land; overland
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
reaching; attaining; arrival
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
dome; vaulted roof; cupola
tide; current; sea water; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
at that time; in those days
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)