daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
inn town; post town; post-station town
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
chapter one; first chapter
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
town; city; municipal; urban
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
chasm; interstice; crevice; vulva; slit; cunt
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)