cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
visitor from afar; joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
(enjoying) raising prodigies; nurturing talented people
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
condensed milk; Soviet Union
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
estimation; criticism; comment
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
and then; and so; and; so then
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)