(the) way home; return trip; (the) way back
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
stairs; stairway; staircase
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to speak; to hear a voice
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
motive power; driving force
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
thank you for your continued patronage
(your) choice; preference; wish
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
danger; peril; hazard; risk
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
more than usual (usu. time)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty