law; ban; prohibition; ordinance
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
Azuma geta; type of geta for women with a tatami mat insole
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
left skirt of a kimono; geisha (because they often walked holding the left hem of their kimono)
(arch.) all together in a line; (arch.) all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
one's daily life; condition; well-being; standing and sitting; movements
light blue; pale blue; aqua
(woman's) undersash; rolled omelette mixed with fish (paste) (omelet)
female owner; proprietress; landlady
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
young greens; young herbs
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
silk gauze (esp. used in light clothing for high summer)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to be transparent; to leave a gap
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
while; during (the time when)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
autumn breeze; fall breeze
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
metallic taste; taste of iron
dreary; bleak; lonely; lonesome; desolate
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined