ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
single-storied house; single-storied building
shoji (paper sliding door)
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
each house; every house; many houses
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
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)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
speaking voice; talking voice
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
chorus; singing in a chorus
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
March; third month of the lunar calendar
fine weather; fair weather
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
society; public; community; social studies
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus