traveling expenses; travelling expenses
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
memories; recollections; reminiscence
instead; but (on the other hand)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
one's house; one's home; one's family
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
samurai; warrior; military family
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
older brother; elder brother
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to talk; to chat; to chatter
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
udon with deep-fried tofu
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
unexpected meeting; coincidence
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)