thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
one's parents' home; one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to do together; to share; to participate in
later on; eventually; afterwards
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
person standing watch; guard duty
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
gloomy (of a person); dark; cheerless
to scrape off; to plane off
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
schedule; program; programme; agenda
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
near; close; beside; third person
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
rice cultivation; rice crop
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
(water-filled) paddy field
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
level ground; plain; flatland
to use X as a selling point
means of transportation; means of transport
landowner; landlord; landlady
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
in advance; beforehand; previously
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
river fish; freshwater fish