to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
the Sun, the Moon and the stars; three non-rain 20-point cards (high-scoring meld)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
to pay attention; to be watchful
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
gently and clearly shining (like the sun in springtime)
forerunner; precursor; pioneer; outrider; outriding
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
what do you want?; can I help you?
to happen to pass by; to pass by