to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
considerably; fairly; quite
older brother; elder brother
family; members of a family
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
ten; 10; ten years of age
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
kitchen; financial situation
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 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
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
dairy cow; dairy cattle; milk cow; milch cow
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
ceremonial sake decanter with a spout and semicircular handle
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
two persons; two people; pair; couple