to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
journey; route of a journey
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
Hokuriku region (of Honshu; incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
Matsuo Bashou (1644-1694)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone