becoming dull; slowing down
great hurry; great haste; rush
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
putting one's heart and soul (into); giving one's all; breathing a soul into (e.g. a Buddhist statue); (arch.) intimacy; (arch.) familiarity
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to intend; to be sure that
to stop walking; to pause
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
one person; another name; nickname; alias
grapple; scuffle; fight; defeating one's enemy on the battlefield
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine; Ise pilgrim
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
ox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; buffoon