angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
guardhouse (Edo-period city)
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
outer wall (e.g. castle); outer block (enclosure); outline; contour
Japan and the Philippines
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
samurai; warrior; military family
divide into four pieces; one fourth
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
construction; architecture (of buildings)
each house; every house; many houses
round pillar (esp. in buildings)
consists of; comprises; is made up of
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
urban areas; the streets; town; city
dropsical (blue-green) swelling
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to spread (e.g. a rumour); to talk about (widely); to make fun of; to sing the praises of; to praise to the skies
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise; faker; huckster
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
fool; oaf; airhead; type of fast-paced humorous singing mimicking the chanting of a Buddhist sutra, usually with lyrics satirizing current events
kappore (traditional Japanese comic dance)
acrobatics; risky undertaking
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful