moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
simmer; bubble out; flow out
transferring (a convict to a different prison); escort
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
popular figure; outstanding person; well-known person; lion
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to step back; to walk backwards
urgent; requiring quick (response)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
one's own child; one's own children
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
daimyo's residence on the outskirts of Edo; daimyo villa
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 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
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
Enshū school of tea ceremony; Enshū school of ikebana
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
house; dwelling; human habitation
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
mud wall with a roof; roofed mud wall
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly