state capital; provincial capital; county town
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
inexcusable; unjustifiable; sorry; remorseful; excuse me; (I'm) sorry
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
without; unless; have to do
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
grandfather; male senior-citizen
trio; gang of three; threesome
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
metal statue of Buddha (usu. bronze); cold-hearted person; cold-blooded person
meal set before one; women's advances
female adulterer; adulteress
head; dome; bean; nob; noggin
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to get ripped off for every last penny
prescription bag; pharmacy bag; small bottle for carrying gunpowder
rule over the whole country
fertile; rich; productive
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
Laurent; Lorrain; Rolland; Roran
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)