direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
portable brush-and-ink case; quiver (archery)
in order; in turn; one by one
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
stomach ache; abdominal pain
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
hundred times worship (e.g. walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan