to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
please (give me); please (do for me)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
something wrapped in a furoshiki
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
a little stylish; chic; trendy
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
decorative paper with colourful patterns or figures (colorful)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
rakugan; dry confection of starch (e.g. rice, soy or barley flour) and sugar, mixed and pressed into a pattern; geese alighting
dried candies; dried confectionary; cookies
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
journey; route of a journey
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
many; much; plenty; hardly
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
water carriage; water transportation
important point; strategic position; key point
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
various fiefdoms; various domains
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
lining up; packing tightly
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in