one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
the five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
several weeks; a few weeks
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
to discuss; to talk together
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
box-shaped (horse-drawn) carriage
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
eighth day of the month; eight days
sixth day of the month; six days
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pull; patronage; tug; discount
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
management; administration; operation
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
leader; guide; mentor; coach
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich