to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
carrying out one's duties; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege; fief
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
going through; going via; going by way of
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
course; route; path; process; means
even more; still more; further
distant land; remote location; distant province
samurai; warrior; military family
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
use; utilization; utilisation; application
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
river surface; surface of a river
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
scenery; scene; landscape
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
trifling matter; urination; urine
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still