alone; by oneself; on one's own
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
secret; private; surreptitious
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to show up; to appear; to turn up
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
still; even now; to this day
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
originally; by nature; from the start
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
night watch; fire watchman
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses