four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
door; gate; opening; title page
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
written pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
second day of the month; two days
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
falling asleep at the wheel
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
study; research; investigation
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish