worldly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
both; both sides; both parties
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
be (that) as it may; having said that
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
arms and cavalry; soldiers and (war) horses; troops; armed forces; war; battle
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
2nd day of the month; two days
church; cathedral; chapel
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
construction; establishment
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
station; office; guardroom
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
highway route (Edo period); main route