link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
using for riding; passenger use
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
minister (of a government department)
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
packhorse; workhorse; hack
horse's back; (mountain) ridge; arête; road along a ridge
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
returning from the battlefield; returning to camp
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
ash; embers; complete destruction
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be burned out (of one's home)
remains; corpse; (dead) body
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to bring up under one's personal care
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
men and women of all ages
to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness