to imitate; to follow; to emulate
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
joint together; opposite; facing
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
automatic; intransitive verb
to change the position of
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
gently (of the wind); softly
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
way (of doing); manner; method; means
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
the whole day; all the day
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
guard; sentinel; garrison
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
regarding highly; attaching importance to
traveler; traveller; stranger
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect