head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
such; this sort of; like this
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
western style-house (esp. those built before WWII)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
boarding house; school dormitory
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
something painted white; white makeup (for an actor); painted white
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
casting; cast-metal object
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
simply; merely; only; solely
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
consequence; outcome; result; blame