good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
taking turns on duty (esp. daimyo's retainers on duty in Edo)
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
curiosity; inquisitiveness
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
(United States of) America; USA
alley; alleyway; bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
member (of a group led by a kumigashira); member (of a fire brigade); muntin; mullion; member
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
right side; right-hand side
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
Nandikesvara (Ganesh in the Buddhist pantheon)
entry into the sanctum of a shrine or temple; access to the imperial court