permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
taking heart; being in high spirits
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
underground; subterranean
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
land route; overland route; by land; overland
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
letter; missive; note; mail
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
freedom; free man; free woman
to make merry; to be festive
spirit of self-reliance; feeling of independence
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
straying; wandering off course
to be at a loss; to be puzzled