enquiry; inquiry; consultation
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
story; tale; talk; discussion
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to get strong; to gain strength
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
of course; certainly; naturally
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
serious wound; serious injury
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
mounted bandit (esp. historically in NE China from the end of the Qing dynasty)
Altaiskii (Russia); Altaj (Mongolia); Altay
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
continuation; succession; series
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
merit (esp. order of merit)
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to send around (e.g. a car)
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence