liner; regularly scheduled ship
to arrive home; to return
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
journey; route of a journey
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
keeping house; being confined to one's house
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks
the whole enormous extent of Edo; from one side of Edo to the other
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to put one's strength into
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
effect; result; worth; use; avail
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind