be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
state capital; provincial capital; county town
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
self-torturing; masochistic
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to be recognized (by someone of higher status); to be noticed; to get attention
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
modesty; humility; being humble
in one's own way or style
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
cosmetics; toilet articles
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
nothing but; none other than
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
dullness (esp. of the skin); lack of luster; dirt; soil; contamination
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
that is to say; so that means
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant