willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
authenticity; credibility
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); Tōkaidō (under the ritsuryō system; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
means; way; method; measure
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard