door made of interlaced reeds, bamboo, etc.
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with; shingling; shingled with
kusaya; brined, sun-dried fish (usu. mackerel scad) which has a very pungent smell
to roof (a house with some material); to thatch; to shingle; to tile
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
reason; cause; circumstances
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
successive generations; successive emperors
wooden statue; wooden image; wooden idol
history; pedigree; lineage
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
New Year's pine decoration
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
decorating shrines and gates with shimenawa ropes for the New Year
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
poetic sentiment; poetic interest; poetic inspiration
to become rustic; to become countrified
thus; in this way; like this
to release; to let go (of)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
instead; but (on the other hand)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when