to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
river; stream; River; the ... river
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to add (to); to add on; to append
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
most difficult; next to impossible
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations); nickname; section of a village
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
common name; popular name
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
name of a town; name of a street; name of a neighborhood
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
to hurry up; to press on; to hasten
town originally built around a temple or shrine
rural beauty; rusticity; rustic beauty
Japan's best; number one in Japan
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
correction; revision; amendment
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name