border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to throw away; to abandon
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
bringing; taking; carrying
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
to be helpful; to be useful
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
appearance; air; condition; state; form