cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
lifting a child high up in the air
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
door; gate; opening; title page
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
sago cycad (Cycas revoluta); king sago palm; sago palm; Japanese sago palm
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
honorific/polite/humble prefix
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence