though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to pass (of time); to elapse
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
existence; being; presence
financial power; financial means; wealth
government; administration; ministry
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
fortress; stronghold; citadel
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
along the road; at the side of the road
to be erected; to be built
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
outward appearance; looks
rather than; more ... than ...
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
but; however; provided that
here and there; in places