lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
favourite motto; pet saying
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
head; chief; chairman; governor; top student; head of the class
decision; judgment; resolution
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
adviser; advisor; counsellor; counselor
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
(having a) haircut; hair-cutting; hair-dressing
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
everywhere; all over; throughout
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
homecoming; returning home
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
field of vegetables; market garden; truck garden; vegetable garden; kitchen garden