to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
building lot; residential land
powerful local clan; local strongman
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
clicking; clopping; clacking
light; lamp; obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela)
sampling food; tasting; trying
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
step in a Japanese entranceway
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
retainer; vassal; servant
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
place; situation; position; location
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
right under; directly below
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
moat; fosse; trench; ditch
carving; engraving; chiselled features
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)