Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
trouble; bother; annoyance
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
while moving; on the move
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
how many months?; how long?
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
study; diligence; discount; reduction
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
quarrel; dispute; argument
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)