wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
showing one's face in public; facing another person
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
note (letter) left behind; will
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
1,000,000; one million; million; many
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
peace and tranquillity; halcyon times of peace; peaceful world
very auspicious day for all types of occasions (one of the six special days in the Japanese lunisolar calendar)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
besides; in addition; also; moreover
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to set (sun); to become dark
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice