branch road; byroad; side street; digression
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
course; route; path; process; stages
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
to install (a person) in (someone's) place
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
(within a) territory; domains
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
to jar; to creak; to grate
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)