passing through without stopping; passing by
nod; inclination of the head
tall figure; high stature
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
small restaurant; eating house
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
Kyoto dialect; Kyoto accent
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
actor; actress; player; performer
sword battle (staged for television, etc.); sword fight
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
natural; reasonable; understandable