travelling alone; solitary journey
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
in comparison to; rather than
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
although I say; although one might say; although called
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
to be worried; to be troubled
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
to become settled; to be fixed
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
like; similar to; as with; in the same way