to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
extremely dangerous; full of peril
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
northern direction; north; (legal) wife (of a nobleman); lady
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
distant place; faraway location; far away
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to collect; to assemble; to gather
in proportion to; according to; depending on
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
way of speaking; intimation
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
stone construction; stone-built; (made of) stone
hokora; small wayside shrine
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
nice; likeable; desirable
nobori; long, narrow banner attached to a pole on one side and a horizontal rod along the top; Boys' Day nobori; carp streamer
tourist information (brochure, map, center)
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
round; circular; spherical
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)