to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
to push aside; to brush aside
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
season when the sky is clear and the air warm (spring); first ten days of the fourth lunar month
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
one's duty; responsibilities pertaining to one's work
woman's beauty or charms; love affair with a woman; lust for women
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
recuperation; medical treatment
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
optimism; taking an optimistic view
personal (employee); employed; retained
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
leadership; initiative; spearhead
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
land route; overland route; by land; overland
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet