to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
number of persons; personnel
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
correct or incorrect; right or wrong; accuracy; correction (of errors)
to run about; to rush about
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
difference; variation; difference
to play a central role; to take a leading part
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; Road Closed; No Through Road; closed to traffic
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
along the road; at the side of the road
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...