branch office; agency; sub-branch
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
to be silent; to say nothing
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); hospital pharmacy; dispensary
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
wooden fence; board fence
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); west; eight month of the lunar calendar
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse
drinking party; banquet; feast
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
prohibition; inhibition; ban
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
lively song; lively dance
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
artificial hairpin with ornamental flowers; chamomile sunray (Rhodanthe anthemoides)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section