making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
without permission; without notice
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
place where one can remove one's shoes before entering a house
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher
revival; restoration; resuscitation
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
one's early days; little while
praise; admiration; exalting; extolling
advice; recommendation; suggestion; inducement; persuasion
chief vassal; senior statesman
life or death; existence; destiny
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
alone; unaided; away from home
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to be conspicuous; to stand out
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically