ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
Nationalist Government (of China; i.e. under the Kuomintang); provincial office (under the ritsuryo system); provincial capital
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
residence; mansion; estate; dwelling
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
thereupon; shortly thereafter
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to rush back; to run back
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
about when; about what time; how soon
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough