railway bridge; iron bridge
village lacking a doctor; doctorless village
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
direct unforked road; straight path
to grow taller (of people)
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
to quicken one's pace (steps)
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
residence; housing; residential building
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
back (side); back end; rear
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful