journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
to order; to command; to appoint
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
superior; superiors; senior
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
duty; function; office; mission; task
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
setting off (on a trip); departure
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
all night; throughout the night
everywhere; all over; throughout
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
duty; obligation; responsibility
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
arrest; apprehension; capture
system; institution; organization; organisation
abuse; misuse; perversion
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently