but; however; even though; even if
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
far away in the distance; in the far distance
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
alertly; vigilantly; warily; diligently; attentively
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
declaration of war; proclamation of war
standing firm; holding out
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
ascetic practices; ridding oneself of desires for food, clothing and shelter; religious medicancy; mendicant monk; sack; carry-all bag
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
automatic exposure; account executive
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)