stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
reaching; attaining; arrival
bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to move forward; to move on
idling away time; unproductively; slowly (moving); heavily; ponderously
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
in accordance with; according to
floor above; floor upstairs
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
plain-woven silk cloth produced on Hachijo Island (sometimes striped)
Island; insula; island; islet
Reeves's muntjac (Muntiacus reeves, species of barking deer); Chinese muntjac
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
chair; stool; post; office; position
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
to revere; to respect; to worship
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
timewise; temporal; chronal