crossroads; intersection; crossway; carrefour
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
course; route; path; process; means
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
detailed and accurate; exhaustive and precise; meticulous; finely detailed
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to become dim; to become blurred
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
according to plan; as planned; on target
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
esoteric doctrines; mysteries
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to crack; to develop a crack
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
kimono fabrics shop; draper
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
since then; from that time; ever since
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
flip-up; fold-up; tip-up; top-hinged (e.g. window)
main door at the front of a house; front shutters
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side