to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
arm; skill; efforts; ability
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
the future; future prospects
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
popular person; favorite; favourite
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
again; once more; a second time
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
mosquito larva; wriggler; maggot
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern