front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
(some) more; even more; longer; further
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to be needed; to be wanted
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
and yet; though; when; in spite of
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
1000 ri; (a) long distance
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
of course; certainly; naturally
after that; afterwards; thereafter
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
the eight precepts (the five precepts with the addition of prohibitions against lying in a luxurious bed, self-decoration, song and dance, and eating after noon)
already; now; no longer; not any more
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
westward trip; trip to the West
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
currently accepting (applications, etc.)