to begin to walk; to set out
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
along; parallel to; in accordance with
riding together; fellow passenger; joint partnership
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
operation (of a bus or train service); service; running; movement (of a heavenly body); motion; revolution
suspension (in a vehicle); suspension (mixture)
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
design; idea; conception; plan
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
two legs; two feet; two pairs
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
a great variety of; diversity
decoration; ornament; trimmings
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
riding beast (other than a horse); cavalry beast