return journey; one's way home; one's way back
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
along the road; along the way
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to complete most of something; to take a concrete shape; for the most important parts to be done; (lit.) the nose and eyes are in place
household economy; family finances
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
how; in what way; in what manner
study of the English language as a means to acquire Western knowledge (esp. after the end of Japan's period of isolation); English literature; British studies
to worry about; to be vexed
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
library; book collection; paperback book
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
literature; books (reference); document
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
kanji "strike" radical at right (radical 66)
hoop trundling; hoop rolling
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books)
invitation; introduction; temptation
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar