the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
derailment; digression; deviation
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
early on; earlier on; from early
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
substitution; alternative; substitute
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
expectation; anticipation; forecast
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
factory; plant; mill; workshop
kindness; favour; favor; hospitality
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; bragging; conceit; braggart
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
domestically produced; domestic; Japanese-made
praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)
Udon prefecture (i.e. Kagawa prefecture, famous for its Sanuki udon noodles)
contiguous (of land); adjoining; adjacent; continuous (with); connected (without a break); seamlessly linked
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
proud; triumphant; boastful; self-satisfied
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
to settle (in a place); to settle down
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
command; lead; generalship; leadership
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture