trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
journey; route of a journey
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
unpopular (with); out of favour (with); badly received
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
indicate reason; infers some protest
verbalizing; putting into words
knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
reading aloud; recitation
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
fair words fill not the belly; food before romance
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
have to do; must; should; ought to
to grimace; to make a wry face
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to make short work of; to eat up quickly
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
episode; anecdote; vignette
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive