at first; in the beginning; originally
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to find out; to discover; to locate
cannot be compared with; no match for
relatively; comparatively
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
the reverse; other side; lining
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
suited figure; person in a suit
with a friendly grin; smilingly
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
blow; hit (on the body); beating
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
talking while standing; standing around talking
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)