wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
chief brewer at a sake brewery
keeper of imperial archives; worker skilled in the brewing of sake or soy sauce
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
(not) even once; (not) ever
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
had better ...; had better not ...
river; stream; River; the ... river
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)