classical elegance; antiquity
gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume
paper-covered folded fan used in noh and storytelling; paper fan used in slapstick comedy
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade; firefighter
practice; practising; training; study
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
sprinkling water (on the ground); sprinkled water
cat in heat; cat in season
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
articles; supplies (e.g. office supplies); things (for); utensils; goods; equipment
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
outline; summary; gist; basic points
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
name of a town; name of a street; name of a neighborhood
from one's home; while sitting at home; without leaving one's house; without moving from one's chair; without taking a step outside
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
construction; building (e.g. a house); communal construction labor (in Zen Buddhism); building with the help of many people (e.g. a temple or shrine)
new building; new construction
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary
warehouse style; house built like a kura, with the walls covered in mud; building a kura storehouse; someone who builds kura storehouses
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
curiosity; inquisitiveness
weather (conditions); disposition; temperament
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
soon; shortly; before long
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way