place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
moderate; proper; just right
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
family; members of a family
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
in the open; the open air
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
small attached annex; lean-to
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
large family; extended family
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
scene; spectacle; sight; view
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority