weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
small restaurant; eating house
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
confused; flustered; at a loss
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
hey there; I say; see here
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to fess up; to come clean; to confess one's crimes; to spill the beans
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
historic landmark; historic site; historic remains
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
nice; likeable; desirable
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
flight; desertion; escape
March; third month of the lunar calendar
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly