remote mountain; mountain recesses
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
while; even though; despite
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
district; section; sector
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
drunkard; heavy drinker; boozer
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
day-by-day renewal; rapid progress
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
Namamugi Incident (August 1862); Kanagawa Incident; Richardson Affair
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)