head; lead; vanguard; first
to force one's way; to push through
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to pass (of time); to elapse
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
to lay aside; to set aside
gaiters; leggings; puttees
to compose; to put together
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
trait; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy
arrogant; haughty; insolent
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
bad form or manners; indecency; impropriety
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
difference; discrepancy; variation
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable