front; frontage; facade; main
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
to pick up; to find; to gather
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
opposite side; opposition
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case