to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
make no progress; remain unsettled
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
origin; beginning; source; rise
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
two persons; two people; pair; couple
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest