three sides; small offering stand
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
extensive knowledge; erudition
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
like; similar to; same as
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
carving; engraving; sculpture
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
armchair; chair with arm rests; senior staff
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system)
yearning; longing for; deep affection
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to be surprised; to be astonished