living in the mountains; house in the mountains
Japanese cobra lily (Arisaema ringens)
an offering of tea and hot water made to Buddha or the spirit of the deceased; a tea infusion; tea and hot water; tea ceremony
to construct an embankment
kiln-equipped pottery workshop
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain (Edo period); change of constituency (politician); change of district
man of refined tastes; refined person; tea ceremony master; lewd man; lecher
grey wall covering material (gray)
red; red kidney bean; sweet potato (any of a number of different cultivars with red skin); bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans
land survey; cadastral survey
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
attending (upon); keeping another company
refined taste; elegant pursuits
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to bring one's bodies together (e.g. for warmth)
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
inundating a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to visit frequently; to haunt
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
correspondence; news; letter; tidings
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
mountain top; summit; peak
black and white; right and wrong
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
keeping house; being confined to one's house