to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
hired thief taker (Edo-period); private detective; private secret policeman
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
to carry out one's mission
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
imperial virtue; heavenly virtue; greatest virtue; highest virtue
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to