good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
form; shape; figure; visage
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
at first; in the beginning; originally
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to face; to go towards; to head towards
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
convenient; handy; useful
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful