garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
spring water (from melting snow)
writing a book; literary work
house in which a mistress is kept
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
letter; missive; note; mail
long kiseru (type of tobacco pipe)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
dressing up in fine clothes; splendid clothes; one's best clothes
comrade; friend; associate; colleague; fellow student; fellow apprentice
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
wainscoting; wainscotting; sliding door's decorative paper skirt
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
some book; book about that subject; books
be careful about fire; watch out for fire
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
woman who earns her living by entertaining with song, dance and playing the shamisen; geisha who sings at parties
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing