journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
recovery; undoing; recall
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
such ... as; or some such
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
alone; by oneself; on one's own
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
just a minute; small quantity
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
memory; sense; experience
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
expiration of a term of service
to keep a house; to run a household