blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
freedom; free man; free woman
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
general-purpose item; multi-purpose thing; generic product
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to entertain; to make welcome
attending someone through the night (guard, nurse); act of a woman sleeping with a man (at his bidding); keeping overnight vigil over body before burial
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
to part left and right; to open out
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling