ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
how many people; a number of people
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
river; stream; River; the ... river
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
in that way; thus; so; so?
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
retainer; retinue; servant
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to show up; to appear; to turn up
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
black-bellied plover; grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
lodging; putting up at a hotel
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level