congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
river surface; surface of a river
fire lit on a boat to lure fish at night
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
wooden fence; board fence
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to know something by direct experience; (lit.) to know through the skin
for as long as one can remember
to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)
father and mother; parents
necrology; roster of the dead
direct vassal of the shogunate (Edo period); direct retainer of the shogun (e.g. a hatamoto)
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
real experience; actual observations
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
silent; still; quiet; hushed
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
rickshaw puller; rickshaw driver; rickshaw man
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
drink money; alcohol expenses; tip; gratuity
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
garden watchman; garden keeper; guard of the inner garden
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following