tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to be too numerous; to be too much
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
check station; checkpoint
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
contraband (goods); prohibited goods
consequence; outcome; result; blame
visa; endorsing (e.g. a passport); stamping
system; institution; organization; organisation
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
Tannat (wine grape variety)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
each nation; many nations; many countries
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
flight; running away; absconding; elopement