coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
influence; effect; impact
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
economic; financial; fiscal
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
veil of darkness; curtain of night
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
platoon commander; section commander
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
soldier; combatant; warrior
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
decrease; reduction; decline
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
double; twice (as much); twofold
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set