used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
several times; a few times
correspondence; exchange of letters
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
inner-city area; city center
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
one's possessions; ownership
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
head house (family); birthplace; originator
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
one's (only) good suit (or kimono)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just