enquiry;  inquiry;  consultation
 good;  OK;  all right;  fine;  very well;  will do
 story;  tale;  talk;  discussion
 to say;  to tell;  to state;  to do
 to spring;  to bound;  to be stimulated;  to be encouraged;  to pay handsomely;  to splurge
 as was expected;  just as one thought;  sure enough;  really;  actually;  ever
 just like that;  quite so;  I agree; (lit.) that street
 opening (of a new road, railway, etc.);  going into operation (e.g. telephone communication);  beginning services;  reopening (e.g. a road to traffic);  resumption of services
 influence;  effect;  to influence;  to affect;  to have an influence on
 to get strong;  to gain strength
 to exert (influence);  to exercise;  to cause (e.g. damage);  to do (e.g. harm);  to bring about (e.g. benefits);  to extend
 foresight;  foreknowledge;  divination
 of course;  certainly;  naturally
 extreme cold;  intense cold;  coldest season;  midwinter
 serious wound;  serious injury
 area;  zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
 mounted bandit (esp. historically in NE China from the end of the Qing dynasty)
 Altaiskii (Russia);  Altaj (Mongolia);  Altay
 to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.);  to make a connection;  to change (planes, trains, etc.)
 trial and tribulation;  hardships;  privations;  difficulties
 continuation;  succession;  series
 persistence;  fortitude;  indomitability
 to weather (a storm, rough seas);  to ride across;  to get through (adversity);  to weather;  to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
 just as;  in the act of;  as soon as;  at the moment that
 merit (esp. order of merit)
 Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star
 Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
 banzai;  hurray;  something to cheer about;  something worthy of celebration;  giving up;  throwing one's hands up
 calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name);  pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
 to send around (e.g. a car)
 central;  main;  just (done);  freshly (baked);  counter for consecutive losses
 coach (horse-drawn);  carriage;  wagon;  cart
 Imperial Palace (of Japan);  imperial residence