coincident with; while; simultaneously
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
older brother; elder brother
letter; missive; note; mail
to say; to be called; to do
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
smuggling (people); stowing away
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
every place; various places
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
unheard-of; unprecedented
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
motherland; fatherland; native country
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures