route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
low class samurai, who guarded the shogun on outings (Edo period)
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
rapid progress; great strides
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
cloth; dress material; clothing fabric
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
one eye; single lens (e.g. camera)
one lump; one body; one group
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
society for the study of manga; manga club
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
alliance; aimag; league; administrative subdivision in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful