moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
fixed interval; fixed period
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
choices; alternatives; options
why; how; for what reason
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
foreign; abroad; overseas
different culture; foreign culture
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
near oneself; close to one; familiar
woman; female; feminine gender
Empire (of Japan); the (Japanese) Empire; Japan
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...