to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
source of worry; source of distress
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
inn town; post town; post-station town
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
imagination; supposition; guess
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to dye; to colour; to color
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
long ago; already; a long time ago
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant