before the gate; in front of the gate
general store; general dealer; jack-of-all-trades; jill-of-all-trades
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse (of the Edo shogunate)
just past noon; afternoon
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
garden lantern; hanging lantern
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action)
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
considerably; greatly; a lot
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
don't you think?; indicates question
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
plane tree (esp. the Oriental plane, Platanus orientalis); hemp overgarment worn by Shugendō practitioners
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar