delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
together; at the same time; same; identical
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
briskly; quickly; promptly
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
bridge pier; pontoon bridge
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
character style; character form
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to entwine; to follow about
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
curtain; hanging; bunting
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet