swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
service area; toll road rest stop; rest area
way; method; means; resource; course
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
understanding person; supporter
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
number of words; vocality
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
(ice cream) cone; (speaker) cone; (traffic) cone; corn; maize
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
wintertime; winter season
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally