sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer; sedan chair business
(horse-drawn) cab; gharry; fiacre
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to go past; to pass; to pass by
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
to raise one's voice; to shout
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
long (time that has passed); old (story)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to launch a surprise attack
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
battlefield; battleground
aggression; invasion; raid
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
strategist; tactician; schemer
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine