after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
fine weather; splendid weather
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
family; members of a family
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
houseboat; pleasure boat (large, roofed)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
three secondary Tokugawa branch families (Tayasu, Shimizu, and Hitotsubashi)
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
line; queue; procession; matrix
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
such; like that; that sort of; very
long, thin, roofless small boat (used as a river taxi during the Edo period)