expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
Hami melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus); Chinese Hami melon; snow melon
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
had better ...; had better not ...
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on