commerce; trade; business
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
to govern; to manage; to subdue
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
going through; going via; going by way of
land route; overland route; by land; overland
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
just past noon; afternoon
to entertain; to make welcome
oblong; landscape orientation
decoration; ornamental item; decompensated congestive heart failure
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
presence; sitting with; being with
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
that; the matter in question
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
therefore; for that reason; such being the case