flute; fife; pipe; whistle
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
one by one; one each; one at a time
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue
all sorts of; all kinds of
end; close; conclusion; termination
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
insanity; an insane person
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in); to impress (a person)
helper; assistant; second
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
performing a rakugo story on the spot based on three topics given by the audience; impromptu rakugo story based on three subjects
beyond that point; after that
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
rice reaping; rice harvesting
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
flour; meal; powder; dust
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to start working; to take action
terrain; geographical features; topography
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to have one's name entered (in a list)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
combination; union; binding; bond