both people; two people; two directions; both directions
(another's respected) father
accident; emergency; calamity
sigh (of admiration or lamentation)
direct unforked road; straight path
to finish; to end; to be completed; to fulfill one's obligations
open air; outdoors; outside
punishment (of an enemy); chastisement
winding; zigzag; meandering; sheep intestines
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
district; section; sector
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
traffic; coming and going; highway
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to encamp; to take up positions
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
drinking party; banquet; feast
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
feeling depressed; feeling gloomy; feeling downhearted
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
period; full stop; piri; Korean double reed instrument
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
wild; unruly; arrogant; endless (e.g. spending); uncontrolled; rampant (e.g. weeds)
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon