first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
if so; in that case; in that situation
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
competent; suitable; qualified
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
route; way; course; directions
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
hard to reach place; remote place
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
like this; in this way; as you see
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
scene; view; prospect; outlook
with these words; while saying
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
surely; certainly; no doubt; must