proper; right; reasonable
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
few decades; many decades; several decades
impossible; unlikely; improbable
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to join together; to combine; to join up
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin