individual; private person; personal; private
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
small gate; side gate; wicket gate; side door
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
retainer; vassal; servant
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
traveler; traveller; stranger
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
a pair (of shoes or socks)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
well curb; well kerb; family crest design based on a square wooden well curb
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
prefix for forming ordinal numbers