loyal retainer; loyal subject
to run a shop; to have a shop
fashionable thing; popular thing; craze
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
matchless; peerless; unequaled; unequalled; unparalleled; unrivaled
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
yearned for; longed for; missed
bur (of a chestnut, etc.); burr; irritating (e.g. one's throat); thorny; (arch.) crying of a baby
reply; response; -less; sexless (relationship); loess
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
local specialty; special product (of a region)
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
land route; overland route; by land; overland
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
captain (of a Japanese-style boat); skipper; boatman; oarsman; head of a fishing crew; fishing master
going downstream (in a boat)
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
(for the) first time in one's life
calls and sounds made by insects
steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman; guidance; leadership; leader
trivia; snippet of knowledge
(United States of) America; USA
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)