perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
cross; crossed; cruciform
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
complete change; about-face
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
nightlife districts; drinking districts
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
being filled with; being full of; permeation
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading