tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
kitchen; financial situation
living room (Japanese-style)
like this; this sort; this way
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
Muramatsu Shoufuu (1889.9.21-1961.2.13)
this land; our country; Imperial Court
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
ceramics; pottery; porcelain
neighboring village; neighbouring village
riverside; edge of a river
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
repeatedly; several times; many times
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel