nageire; free-style flower arrangement
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
highest-ranking blind court official; temple administrator; shrine administrator; administrator of a manor; (arch.) inspection; (arch.) inspector
perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
master; teacher; stable master
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
mood; sentiment; artistic effect
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
dwelling; house; residence; address
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
(dead) end; end of the line
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
family; members of a family
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
wooden fence; board fence
bamboo wall-top spikes (or wood, iron); spikes placed at the top of a wall to repel thieves
room detached from main house
speaking voice; talking voice
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
talk; recital; narration; topic
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
family or person with samurai ancestors
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
about when; about what time; how soon
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
suffix for familiar person