to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to be sticky; to be close together
ingredient; component; composition
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
something like ...; something called ...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
departure; leaving; setting off
4th day of the month; four days
place; position; location; position; standing; status
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look around; to survey
central city; major city (in a region)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
(made of) stone; stone-built
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
working away from home (esp. abroad); person working away from home; migrant worker
settlement; permanent residency
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)
convenient; handy; useful
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments