to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
passenger car; passenger carriage
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
toil; drudgery; penal servitude; imprisonment (with hard labour)
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
opposite side; opposition
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
several people; a few people
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; shrewd; smart
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
social life; social intercourse
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to be quick-witted; to be resourceful
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
outward appearance; apparent
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
for better or worse; right or wrong; for good or ill
to gain fame; to make one's name
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign