house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
all times and places; all ages and countries
storehouse; warehouse; godown
naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
preface; introduction; preamble
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
established (certain) fact
ordinary; common; mediocre
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
crosspiece (between pillars, etc.); penetrating tie beam
talk; recital; narration; topic
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
explanation; interpretation
(tiny) house about nine feet wide and 12 feet deep
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship