fixed date; appointed day
three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
Tochigi Prefecture (Kanto area)
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
counter for wheels and flowers
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to soothe and humor; to coax
young and energetic; up-and-coming
(clenched) fist; knuckles
short trip; brief journey; excursion
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
scoring combination in one's dealt hand (i.e. at the start of a game); meld in a starting hand
look; glance; (at first) sight
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
old road; ancient road; ancient methods; ancient moral teachings; the way of learning
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); Tōkaidō (under the ritsuryō system; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan)
the Five Highways (radiating from Edo)
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while