lodging; boarding; boarding house; school dormitory
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to have a talk; to tell a story
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to ask a high price; to overcharge
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
(historical) government-backed school operated by a scholar out of his home
education of gifted young people; providing financial support to gifted students; education
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
reading aloud; recitation
considerably; fairly; quite
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
speculation; thinking; meditation
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)