main road; main thoroughfare
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
incident; affair; happening; event
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
link; directory entry; rink
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
this is why; this means; it is the case that
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
alone; by oneself; on one's own
for dear life; barely escaping alive
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
just one person; only one
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
most part; greater part; majority
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices