paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
reason; cause; circumstances
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
divide; parting; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream