middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
youthful; young; young-looking
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to set (sun); to become dark
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
highway route (Edo period); main route
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to shout (in anger); to yell
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
inn town; post town; post-station town
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
souvenir store; gift shop
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
lodging; putting up at a hotel
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance