along the way; along the road
embodiment; realization; materialization
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to compliment and criticize lavishly (criticise)
stepwise; one step at a time
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
mother's boy; mother's girl
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
that's right; yes; uh-huh
nightcap; a drink before sleeping
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
side effect; adverse reaction
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
to have as a side order (with drinks); to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
high temperature and humidity
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
condition; state of preservation
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops