traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
book; volume; this; present; main; head
feeling; sense; impression
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
beginning; outset; first; onset
one more time; once more; once again
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
just because; even if; even though
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone