hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
outside world; physical world
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy; lazy; careless; noncommittal
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
preparations for a journey
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
twice; again; second time
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)