thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
like this; in this way; as you see
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
settlement; solution; resolution
to become clear; to be made public
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
pricking; stinging; tingling; a little; a bit; somewhat
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
a matter for speculation; only conjecture; just guesswork
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
single word; a few words; brief comment
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
connection; link; relationship
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); Tōkaidō (under the ritsuryō system; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
they; those guys; those fellows
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge