to jump upon (a moving object)
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to arrive home; to return
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to be hot on a person's heels
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
job; work; duties; trade; skill
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
chief vassal; senior statesman
retreating figure; appearance from behind
remote mountain; mountain recesses
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
inner citadel; core; center; centre
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
how many people; a number of people
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up