third day of the month; three days
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
long ago; already; a long time ago
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
detour; circumvention; turning movement
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
firm; strong; solid; stable
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
book; volume; this; present; main; head
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
arrangement of stones in a garden
thickness; profundity; depth
chief; main; principal; major
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
great hurry; great haste; rush
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
one's chance; the right time; target; objective