gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
dense wood; thick wood; large (Zen) temple
faint reflection of light upon the water in the dark
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
winding; meandering; sinuous; zigzag
rustling (of wind); murmuring; whistling; soughing
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
hot topic; talk of the town
hatago (type of Edo-period inn for travellers)
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
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; set of two (one large, one small); pair (for husband and wife); his and hers (e.g. teacups)
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
travelling alone; solitary journey
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
dense with trees; deeply forested
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
ruffian palanquin bearer (Edo period); thug; ruffian; scoundrel
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
extremely; exceedingly; deeply; painfully
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
generously; liberally; magnanimously
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
tingling; stinging; pungently