grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
time; hour; season; time of the year
neighbourhood; neighborhood
junior high school student; middle school pupil
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
mission; delegation; transmission
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
it's been a long time; long time no see
older brother; elder brother
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
though; notwithstanding; although
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
famous sword; excellent sword
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
persistence; single-mindedness