(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
at work; in the midst of work; working
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to employ; to hire; to engage
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to fall ill; to be taken ill
recuperation; medical treatment
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
(national) capital (city); metropolis
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
several people; a few people
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
to be selected (from among many people)
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
intelligence network; information network
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
connection; link; relationship
hokora; small wayside shrine
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like