facing; opposite; across the street; other side
opposite side; other side; other party
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
fur seal (esp. the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus); Alaskan fur seal
charring; something charred; traditional medicine made from charred ingredients
sago cycad (Cycas revoluta); king sago palm; sago palm; Japanese sago palm
sago cycad (Cycas revoluta); king sago palm; sago palm; Japanese sago palm
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
excellent calligraphy; calligraphy
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
grandfather; male senior-citizen
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
ignorance; inexperience; unfamiliarity
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
older sister; elder sister
sake sold in a cup rather than a bottle; drinking sake from a regular-size cup rather than from a small sake cup
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
(feather) duster; dusting
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
directly; in person; firsthand
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
moisture; humidity; dampness