to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
unidentified mysterious animal
to be surprised; to be astonished
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
probability; likelihood; chances
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
since when; from when; how long
go that far; to that extent
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
please; somehow or other; one way or another
don't worry about it; forget about it
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
beginning; outset; first; onset
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
Homer sometimes nods; (lit.) even Kōbō Daishi's handwriting contains mistakes