on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
array; muster; line-up; full force
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to find out; to discover; to locate
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
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
along the road (e.g. following its curves without turning off at any intersection); along the street
to watch over; to watch attentively
to step forward; to volunteer
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
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