ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
confections; sweets; candy; cake
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
study; library; den; home office; reading room
engagement; business; affair; use; need
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
journal; magazine; periodical
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous