to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
shiku-kaisei city planning; city renewal that occurred in the Taisho and Meiji eras
to enlarge; to widen; to spread out
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
standing tree; standing timber
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
carving; engraving; chiselled features
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to beat time; to mark time
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
the "ka" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ka, ki, ku, ke, ko)
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
libertine; playboy; rake; lazy person
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
in terms of; from the point of view of
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
manners and customs; folkways; usage
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
to be inflated with pride
disharmony; discord; dissonance; incongruity
feeling that one is living in a completely different age; feeling that something belongs to a different age; feeling that the world has changed dramatically
to be compatible; to get along well
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
condensed milk; Soviet Union
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement