digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
calculation; counting; (dealing with) figures; cardinality
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
stopping place for horse-drawn carriages and rickshaws (Edo period); high way resting place; wholesale rag dealer
transit (passenger); connecting (flight); transfer (ticket)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
artesian well; tapped well
drinking water; potable water
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
control; management; supervision
Seven Samurai (film by Akira Kurosawa)
drinking money; tip; gratuity
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to feel uneasy; to get into a panic; to feel excited; to have one's heart beat wildly; to have a presentiment
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
rear carrier of a palanquin