land route; overland route; by land; overland
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
in the end; on top of that
northerly (wind); from the north
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
brown hawk owl (Ninox scutulata)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant