straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to be rustic; to be countrified; to have a rural feel
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
a (single) moment; an instant
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
passing through without stopping; passing by
to encamp; to take up positions
feeling sad or downhearted; down in the dumps
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
to make a firm resolution
grandfather; male senior-citizen
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)