ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
forgetting; lapse of memory
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
several times; once or twice
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
reception room; parlor; parlour
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
being all smiles with joy
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book