fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to spend all of one's free time; to spend one's time without constraint
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
grudge; complaint; reproach
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to take command; to give direction
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
right time; appropriate time; season's greetings
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
national border; provincial border
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to finish reading; to read through
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
hard (life); tough (world)
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
frequency (of occurrence)
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
independent action; acting alone
thousands; several thousand
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to be excited; to be elated
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious