to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
end; tip; extremities; terminal
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
going through; going via; going by way of
land route; overland route; by land; overland
to entertain; to make welcome
oblong; landscape orientation
decoration; ornamental item; decompensated congestive heart failure
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity
presence; sitting with; being with
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
very; much; greatly; a lot of
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
interest; rights; concession
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of