railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
mail; postal matter; postal item
neighboring village; neighbouring village
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
property; fortune; assets
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
one's husband; one's wife
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to get deeper in debt; to pile up debts
matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
time; hour; period; class
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
this and that; various things
fields (of rice and other crops)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but