complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
land route; overland route; by land; overland
Hokurikudō; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan; highway running through the Hokuriku region
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
like this; in this way; as you see
commerce; trade; business
to anticipate; to foresee
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
sincere; earnest; serious
sentiment; sentimentality
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
loud laughter; hearty laugh
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
looks; personal appearance; features
deed; act; work; performance
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion