iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
smuggling (people); stowing away
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
foreign voyage; travelling overseas; travelling abroad
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
already; now; no longer; not any more
to make sense; to be meaningful
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
this for sure; certainly is
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
voyage; passage; travelling
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace