sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
authority; power; function
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
(one's precious) only child
to perceive; to understand
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
pleasure; delight; enjoyment; rapid (train)
confidentially; privately; off the record
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
solely; entirely; only; sharing; together
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
two days later; day after next; next day but one
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo
boundary between villages
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
6th day of the month; six days
January; first month of the lunar calendar
February; second month of the lunar calendar
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
all (there is); as long as there is
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
rice cake stuffed with sweet bean jam
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
only recently; just recently; only yesterday
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
resin (from trees); (tobacco) tar; nicotine; sleep (in one's eyes); eye discharge
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
requiring little trouble; untouched