journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
several minutes; a few minutes
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
firm; strong; solid; stable
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
scenery; scene; landscape
judgment; judgement; discernment
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
magic sword; cursed sword
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to whine; to make feeble complaints
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
dozens; scores of; decades
how long; how far; how much
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
time around sunset; early evening
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
with a start; with a jump
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
gradually; slowly but steadily
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to shout (in anger); to yell