rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
something; some kind of; for some reason
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
way (of doing); manner; method; means
sickle and chain (weapon)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
(turned out) all right in the end
unexpected meeting; coincidence
rest; break; recess; intermission
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
all for the best; what is right
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
not counted (in the score); not tallied
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to be surprised; to be astonished
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
unanticipated; unexpected
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
newcomer; initiate; rookie
reliance; trust; faith; confidence