to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
(spare) time; free time; time off; leave; resignation; dismissal
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
provincial capital (under the ritsuryō system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
danger; peril; hazard; risk
take the opportunity to (do something else)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
distant land; remote country; province far from the capital
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
proposal; suggestion; motion; initiative
objection; dissent; protest
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing