to drift; to blow together; to have the wind start to blow; to have the wind spring up
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
northwestern part; the northwest
border area; border zone; borderland
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
conifer; needle-leaved tree
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
deceased; late; dead; departed
old friend; old acquaintance
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
drinking water; potable water
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
ton (esp. a metric ton, i.e. 1000 kg); tonne
(always) having ready; having on hand; being provided with; standing; permanent; regular
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
roadside trees; row of trees
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
watering hole; watering place
use; utilization; utilisation; application
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
farming implement; farm tools
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
buying power; purchasing power
profit; earnings; stroke of luck