to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
very interesting; of great interest
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
back seat (of a car); rear seat
to like; to love; to be fond of
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
the opposite sex; isomerism
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
having said that; on the other hand
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
love affair; love relationship
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
dignity; credit; (arch.) deed of sale (for a land, forest or house); (arch.) sale value; (arch.) selling price
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
highway route (Edo period); main route
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression