to complete one's journey
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
to be smeared; to be covered
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
decision; determination; resolution
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
to smile (at); to grin (at)
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
dated; date; fixed; external
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
as was expected; sure enough
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
being in the capital (i.e. Tokyo, or formerly Kyoto)
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
to make an appearance; to show up
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
drinking party; banquet; feast
riches; wealth; resources; lottery