close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
how dare ...; how could ...
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
waiting for someone to arrive
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
firm; unshakeable; resolute
robust health; able-bodied
either way; in any case; one way or another
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
price; cost; value; worth; value
Japanese person; Japanese people
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that