aorta; (fig.) important traffic route
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
detour; circumvention; turning movement
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
first thing in the morning
background chatter on a film, TV show, etc.; walla; rhubard; extras; background actors
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
agricultural community; farm village; rural
brief (amount of time); short
investiture of the Crown Prince
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
(made of) stone; stone-built
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
group; bunch; crowd; group