room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
professional killer; hit man
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
tenement house; row house
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
dilapidated house; deserted house
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
hidden room; secret chamber
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
very shy person; bashful person
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop; jack of all trades
real estate agent; realtor
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
bungalow; one-story house
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
small-time candy store; penny candy store
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
structure for housing heavy machinery
second-hand shop; curio shop
barbershop; barber shop; barber
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
restaurant that only serves set meals
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
cave; cavern; grotto; dwelling made in a cave; house carved into rock
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
room allocation; assignment of rooms
single-storied house; single-storied building
souvenir store; gift shop
Nagoya Tournament (held in July)
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
funeral parlor (parlour); funeral home; undertaker's; undertaker; mortician; funeral director
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
old house; deserted house
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
Japanese-style confectionary store
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
corner room; corner apartment
tofu shop; tofu seller; tofu maker
toy shop; toy store; toy dealer; toy seller
(Western) clothing store; clothes shop; tailor; dressmaker; tailor's shop
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
public bathhouse; bathhouse proprietor
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat or carriage); (arch.) large roofed area on a boat (resembling a house)
fruit store; fruit dealer; fruit seller; fruiterer; greengrocer
kimono fabrics shop; draper
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
electric appliance store; electrician
public bathhouse; building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
machiya; traditional wooden townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
walk-in closet; wardrobe room; dressing room; costume room
small restaurant; eating house
temple elementary school (Edo period)
estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage
daimyo's residence on the outskirts of Edo; daimyo villa
cleaner; janitor; (arch.) night soil gatherer
encampment; official residence (of a magistrate or minor feudal lord); administrative headquarters (of a minor daimyo or shogunate deputy)
storage room; store room; lumber room
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
show tent; circus tent; freak show
photo studio; photographer; camera shop; photography supplies shop; photo processing shop; photo finishing shop
stationery shop; a stationer
playhouse; theatre; theater
forwarding agency; express company
sentry box; guardhouse; guard lodge; (Edo period) police box
furniture store; furniture dealer
hat shop; hat store; hatter; hatmaker
tea-ceremony arbor; tea-ceremony arbour
tobacco shop; tobacconist
houseboat; pleasure boat (large, roofed)
postman; mailman; mail carrier; letter carrier; postie
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
hardware store; hardware dealer; ironmonger
pizzeria; pizza parlor (parlour); pizza place
daimyo's main Edo mansion
wooden house; frame house (building)
newspaper stand; newspaper seller; paper carrier; newspaper reporter
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain); politico
pigsty; pigpen; small and dirty house
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
laundry; laundromat; launderette
oden vendor; oden restaurant
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer; sedan chair business
hard worker; person who perseveres; person who doesn't give up; eager beaver; bitter-ender
repair workshop; garage; repairman
haberdashery; sundries store
one-hit wonder; flash in the pan; all-or-nothing gambler; one-shot speculator; slugger; home-run batter
an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent
bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper
hatago (type of Edo-period inn for travellers)
ninja house; ninja residence
run-down house; dilapidated house; shabby old house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
messy room; dirty room; unclean room
haunted mansion; haunted house; enchanted house
grocery store; dealer in dried goods
sheltering indoors; taking refuge inside
jeweler; (arch.) soap bubble vendor
debt collector; bill collector
bicycle shop; bicycle dealer
purificatory font at shrines and temples; kitchen; cupboard; room adjacent to a tea ceremony room, where utensils are washed; vendor of drinking water; building for taking refuge during a flood
aviary; henhouse; chicken house
land shark; land speculator
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
food delivered from a restaurant
barber; barbershop; barber shop
temporary residence or shelter
small car dealership; auto repair shop selling cars; wheelwright; cartwright; rickshawman; rickshaw station
wrestlers from the same stable
daimyo's spare residence or emergency refuge; residence of a daimyo's successor
scrap dealer; junk shop; junkman; electronics dealer
Ise merchant; shop name of an Ise merchant; (arch.) miser; (arch.) stingy person; (arch.) skinflint
painter (of buildings, etc.)
toy shop; toy store; toy dealer; toy seller
dumpling store; dumpling seller
small attached annex; lean-to
lucky person; someone who made a lot of money (e.g. gambling or on the stock market); skilled batter; batter on a hot streak; accident faker; someone who jumps in front of cars on purpose to extort money
dome; vaulted roof; cupola
sake brewer; sake brewery
Echigoya; Echigoya (nefarious businessman; stock character in period dramas)
demolition contractor; wrecker; scrapyard; junkyard; auto wrecker
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
(Edo-period) roadside teahouse where one would go to relax (in comparison with a restaurant style teahouse and teahouse offering sexual services)
tobacco shop; tobacconist
waiting room; duty room; standby room
rice cake shop keeper; rice cake store (shop)
dressing room; green room; backstage; inside story; confidential talk; hidden circumstances
to scatter a room (with things); to leave a room a mess; to leave things lying about
extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
thatched cottage; hovel; my humble cottage; my humble abode
paper store; paper merchant; paper seller; papermaking; papermaker
eccentrically dressed band of advertisers
room for female servants; room where there are women; jail for women
bamboo dealer; person selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo; house made of bamboo
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
cake shop; pastry shop; confectionary
general store; general dealer; jack-of-all-trades; jill-of-all-trades
ragman; junkman; garbage man
person who tends to find things bothersome; person who does not like to make an effort
rooftop structure, e.g. tower, elevator machine room, etc.
shop selling prepared food
shop selling prepared food
drinking establishment where one drinks while standing
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
Kinokuniya; Kinokuniya (book store chain)
bossy person; self-appointed manager; bossyboots
indoor drying; hanging clothes to dry indoors
general store; general dealer; jack-of-all-trades; jill-of-all-trades
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
rabbit hutch; small Japanese houses; cramped Japanese housing
two-storey house; two-story house
tent; tabernacle; small curtain-enclosed area (off a stage); Makuya (Original Gospel Movement of Japan)
geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency
different room; another room; separate rooms
empty residence; empty estate; empty lot
flour dealer; miller; mill
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
record shop; record store
show tent; circus tent; freak show
haunted mansion; haunted house; enchanted house
argumentative person; captious person; controversialist; quibbler
obstinate person; blockhead
temple elementary school (Edo period)
residence for low class samurai enrolled in one of the police forces (Edo period)
bashful person; very shy person
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
dome; vaulted roof; cupola
vacant house; unoccupied house
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
receiver's shop; pawnshop which knowingly buys stolen goods
high-class Edo-period pleasure house (where outside prostitutes were hired to entertained guests)
labor camp; labour camp; low-quality accommodation for laborers
any event can bring about an effect in an unexpected way; (lit.) if the wind blows the bucket makers prosper
liquor store; liquor retailer
cramped home; one's humble abode; hovel; pigsty; cottage; squalid hut
tobacco shop; tobacconist
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
jack-of-all-trades; jill-of-all-trades; all-rounder; general store
box maker; man who carries a geisha's shamisen
shingle roof; house with a shingle roof
tipster (in horse racing, etc.); dopester; tout
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
pitching a tent; putting up a shack or tent (e.g. a circus tent); (theater, circus, etc.) tent or shack
bookmaker; taker of bets; ringman; bookie
simple and inexpensive restaurant; diner
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
wayside teahouse; tea house used as a resting place
camera shop; camera store
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
joiner; carpenter; cabinetmaker
butcher specializing in beef; dealer in beef; beef-hotpot restaurant
trader who provides cash to debtors by getting them to make expensive credit card purchases and then buying the purchases at a fraction of the price
precinct of a jail; vicinity of a prison
maritime merchant (Edo and Meiji periods); shipping agency
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
fixer; dispute resolution specialist
woman employed in a restaurant or teahouse, often for entertainment or sexual services
conical roof; peaked roof; pointed roof; spire
room allocation; assignment of rooms
apothecary; druggist; chemist; pharmacy; drugstore
person who tends to find things bothersome; person who does not like to make an effort
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
tearoom attached to a theater (esp. in kabuki)
notary public; scribe; amanuensis
Nagoya Institute of Technology
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
tempura shop; tempura restaurant
sukiya style of building; style of a tea-ceremony arbor (arbour)
ragman; junkman; garbage man
hard worker; person who perseveres; person who doesn't give up; eager beaver; bitter-ender
very shy person; bashful person
brushmaker (calligraphy); brush seller
purlin (structural beam in a roof); purline; main building (of a manor); central room (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
broker; employment agency
black marketeer; black market trader
rabbit hutch; small Japanese houses; cramped Japanese housing
scroll mounter; picture framer
coach associated with another coach's stable
person who is hard to please; difficult person; grouch; sourpuss
yashikigami; estate kami; small shrine with kami on or near residential land
souvenir store; gift shop
souvenir store; gift shop
car rental agency; car rental shop
sweet potato shop; sweet potato seller
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
tumbledown or dilapidated house
brothel (masked as a seller of high-quality sake)
fastidious person; fussy person; faultfinder; nitpicker; stickler
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
temporary theater; temporary theatre; lean-to
tiled roof; tile-roofed house; tile maker; tile dealer; tile kiln
store selling boiled vegetables, fish, etc. (Edo period); boiled-food vendor (Edo period)
ezōshi shop; Edo-period shop selling picture books, wood prints, etc.
eccentrically dressed band of advertisers
Edo-period seller of foreign goods
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
pickle store; pickle shop; pickle dealer
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
thrifty person; stingy person; tight-fisted person
robber fly (Promachus yesonicus)
maritime merchant (Edo and Meiji periods); shipping agency
putting (a charge) on the room (at a hotel); charging to the room
room in Edo castle where the shogun's council of elders attended to governmental affairs
temporary theater; temporary theatre; lean-to
terraced or partitioned housing structure
shiruko shop; sweet red-bean soup shop
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
fabric store; draper; dry-goods store
bookmaker; bookie; trader performing (stock market) bucketing; bucket shop
liquor consumed in a teahouse
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
run-down house; dilapidated house; shabby old house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
knife grinder (person); sword sharpener; polisher (of mirrors, swords, etc.); grindery
sweet potato shop; sweet potato seller
Nagoyan; person from Nagoya
Yakushima cedar (esp. one over 1000 years old)
shed; shelter; terminal (e.g. cargo, airport, etc.); temporary covering of a building being built
obstinate person; blockhead
prolific scorer; goal-getter
person who tends to find things bothersome; person who does not like to make an effort
cheap drinking spot (pub, tavern, etc.)
pigsty; pigpen; small and dirty house
young adult still living at home; dependent; female servant working for a lady-in-waiting working in the inner part of a lord's house (Edo period); freeloader living in a samurai's house; young kabuki actor in service of a master (Edo period)
debt collector; bill collector
tempura shop; tempura restaurant
brothel; bordello; whorehouse; cathouse
lucky person; someone who made a lot of money (e.g. gambling or on the stock market); skilled batter; batter on a hot streak; accident faker; someone who jumps in front of cars on purpose to extort money
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
Otowaya (stage name of a kabuki family)
corner house (Edo period)
having one's own premises; Edo-period prostitute successful enough to have her own room in a brothel
cowshed; cow farmer; restaurant specializing in beef dishes; store (butcher, etc.) that sells beef
empty residence; empty estate; empty lot
building with a gabled, hipped roof
expulsion room; banishment room; boredom room; rooms where employees who cannot be fired are sent to encourage resignation
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
dumpling shop; gyoza restaurant
geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency
destroyer; wrecker; ruiner
Chinese room (artificial intelligence thought experiment)
shoptalk; matters incomprehensible to outsiders; inside joke; private joke
concession hunter; profiteer
arrogant person; overbearing person; self-important person; braggart; boaster
superstitious person; practical joker; peddler; itinerant salesman
vegetable shop; greengrocery; seller of vegetables
small roof (e.g. over the first storey of a building, a window, an attached shed or veranda, etc.); overhang
freeloader; scrounger; sponger; mooch
the shoemaker's children go barefoot; specialists often fail to apply their skills to themselves; (lit.) the dyer's white hakama
house building; building a house; style of a house; appearance of a house
(private) house; average person's house
person who lives an extravagant lifestyle
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
loan shark who specializes in refinancing debts
person who bought and resold surplus gifts given to daimyo or samurai (Edo period)
mausoleum; (temporary) resting place of a corpse
electronic billboard; digital signage
fly-by-night arranger; person who helps others flee creditors
ezōshi shop; Edo-period shop selling picture books, wood prints, etc.
building relocation (without disassembly); house relocation
vendor at a sumo tournament
forest or grove of trees surrounding a residence
side house (to the east, west, or north of a main residence; home to women, children and servants)
tea-ceremony arbor; tea-ceremony arbour
Nagoya Railroad Co.; Meitetsu
public bathhouse; building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)
wayside teahouse; tea house used as a resting place
mature-aged man still living with his parents
scoop-getting freelance journalist
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
single-storied house; single-storied building
fastidious person; fussy person; faultfinder; nitpicker; stickler
jack-of-all-trades; jill-of-all-trades; all-rounder; general store
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
kimono shop; kimono store
rooftop gardening; rooftop planting; roof greening
ticket reseller; shop where one can buy and sell gift certificates, coupons, travel and concert tickets, etc.
cave; cavern; grotto; dwelling made in a cave; house carved into rock
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
shop that handles Western goods (esp. Western-style apparel and accessories)
to do something useless; to gild the lily; to gild refined gold; (lit.) to build a roof atop the roof
trader who provides cash to debtors by getting them to make expensive credit card purchases and then buying the purchases at a fraction of the price
shiruko shop; sweet red-bean soup shop
Matsuya; Matsuya (department store)
conical roof; peaked roof; pointed roof; spire
highest ranked wrestler in a stable
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
beauty salon; hair dresser
Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences
person who is hard to please; grouch; complainer; whiner
broker; land agent; great liar; unreliable person
person who gathers night soil
meal (esp. dinner) served in one's room (at a ryokan)
ragman; junkman; garbage man
knife grinder (person); sword sharpener; polisher (of mirrors, swords, etc.); grindery
trader who provides cash to debtors by getting them to make expensive credit card purchases and then buying the purchases at a fraction of the price
argumentative person; captious person; controversialist; quibbler
rented house; house for rent
careless person; scatterbrain
pitching a tent; putting up a shack or tent (e.g. a circus tent); (theater, circus, etc.) tent or shack
float at a festival upon which one can dance
sweet potato shop; sweet potato seller
building with a gabled, hipped roof
Matsuzakaya (major Japanese department store chain)
moody person; temperamental person; fickle person
common variety of women's kimono sash
sake brewer; sake brewery
side house (to the east, west, or north of a main residence; home to women, children and servants)
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
tempura shop; tempura restaurant
fruit store; fruit dealer; fruit seller; fruiterer; greengrocer
inside story; confidential talk
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
shop; store; merchant; shopkeeper
dwelling; house; residence; address
high-class Edo-period pleasure house (where outside prostitutes were hired to entertained guests)
someone who feels the cold; someone sensitive to cold
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
donburi restaurant; shop serving rice bowl dishes
outdoor photography; outdoor filming
labor camp; labour camp; low-quality accommodation for laborers
one skilled at obtaining publicity
Nagoya University of Foreign Studies
snoop; meddler; nosey parker; buttinsky; kibbitzer
tofu shop; tofu seller; tofu maker
letterpress printer; letterpress printing shop
Nagoya Economics University
mature-aged man still living with his parents
to have one's kindness taken advantage of; give him an inch and he'll take a mile; (lit.) to lend out the eaves but have one's whole house taken; to have a favor returned with spite
servants' quarters; room for servants
putting (a charge) on the room (at a hotel); charging to the room
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
scaffolding and temporary roof placed around a shrine, temple, etc. undergoing repair; protective scaffolding
ragman; junkman; garbage man
superstitious person; practical joker; peddler; itinerant salesman
brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.
moody person; temperamental person; fickle person
show-off; limelighter; attention seeker
person who lives an extravagant lifestyle
donburi restaurant; shop serving rice bowl dishes
hachiya (variety of astringent Japanese persimmon)
alley house; rear tenement; slum
outer roofed structure for protecting cultural assets and historic sites
Nagoya University of Commerce and Business Administration
true love; deep love; love for someone so deep that it can reach a crow perched on that person's roof
salon providing ear-care and relaxation treatments
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
people or companies that forcefully and illegally expel defaulting tenants from their lodgings
brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.
cabinet of curiosities; chamber of curiosities; Wunderkammer
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
intrusive person; being intrusive; (lit.) a tinker's shoulder pole
to have one's kindness taken advantage of; give him an inch and he'll take a mile; (lit.) to lend out the eaves but have one's whole house taken; to have a favor returned with spite
shop; store; merchant; shopkeeper
restaurant specializing in grilled offal
snoop; meddler; nosey parker; buttinsky; kibbitzer
long hitter (golf, baseball, etc.); fast driver
any event can bring about an effect in an unexpected way; (lit.) if the wind blows the bucket makers prosper
fashionable person; dandy; flashy dresser; fop
illegal bookie; unlicensed bookmaker
adult toy shop (i.e. a sex shop)
hanging roof over the ring
sweet potato shop; sweet potato seller
professional relationship ender
coach who owns his own stable
ignoring or skipping over of Nagoya (by trains, music tours, events, etc.)
IT worker; IT professional
cheap drinking spot (pub, tavern, etc.)
run-down house; dilapidated house; shabby old house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
thrifty person; stingy person; tight-fisted person
having one's own premises; Edo-period prostitute successful enough to have her own room in a brothel
to vomit; to throw up; to spew
true love; deep love; love for someone so deep that it can reach a crow perched on that person's roof
drinking establishment where one drinks while standing
earthquake-resistant buildings
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; hovel; miserable shack
bashful person; very shy person
obstinate person; blockhead
ragman; garbage man; garbage collector
labor camp; labour camp; low-quality accommodation for laborers
Umeyashiki Station (Tokyo)
vacant house; unoccupied house
gambrel roof; mansard roof
blown-off roof Yamato-e painting technique; depiction of a building without its roof to show the interior
Takashimaya; Takashimaya (Japanese department store chain)
tenement house with no windows
cheap drinking spot (pub, tavern, etc.)
scaredy-cat; easily startled person
house built on stilts (e.g. the pang uk in Hong Kong)
vacant house; unoccupied house
vacant house; unoccupied house
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
dilapidated house; deserted house
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
Japanese-style confectionary store
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
oden vendor; oden restaurant
rattling and trembling of a house (traditionally believed to be caused by oni or the deceased); creaking of a building (and its furniture)
debt collector; bill collector
bicycle shop; bicycle dealer
small car dealership; auto repair shop selling cars; wheelwright; cartwright; rickshawman; rickshaw station
lucky person; someone who made a lot of money (e.g. gambling or on the stock market); skilled batter; batter on a hot streak; accident faker; someone who jumps in front of cars on purpose to extort money
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
sake brewer; sake brewery
drinking establishment where one drinks while standing
drinking establishment where one drinks while standing
conical roof; peaked roof; pointed roof; spire
perfectionist; enthusiast; zealot
Marten's pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata martensii); Akoya pearl oyster
sukiya style of building; style of a tea-ceremony arbor (arbour)
purlin (structural beam in a roof); purline; main building (of a manor); central room (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
black marketeer; black market trader
putting (a charge) on the room (at a hotel); charging to the room
bookmaker; bookie; trader performing (stock market) bucketing; bucket shop
cheap drinking spot (pub, tavern, etc.)
cheap drinking spot (pub, tavern, etc.)
cheap drinking spot (pub, tavern, etc.)
prolific scorer; goal-getter
building relocation (without disassembly); house relocation
freeloader; scrounger; sponger; mooch
the shoemaker's children go barefoot; specialists often fail to apply their skills to themselves; (lit.) the dyer's white hakama
the shoemaker's children go barefoot; specialists often fail to apply their skills to themselves; (lit.) the dyer's white hakama
living in rented quarters
mausoleum; (temporary) resting place of a corpse
ragman; junkman; garbage man
tent-shaped mosquito net (often used to protect infants)
L-shaped house (with attached stable); pawnshop; stale bull; weak bull
L-shaped house (with attached stable); pawnshop; stale bull; weak bull
L-shaped house (with attached stable); pawnshop; stale bull; weak bull
donburi restaurant; shop serving rice bowl dishes
clothing shop; tailor; dressmaker
person who is hard to please; grouch; complainer; whiner
hut where a fire was kept to keep deer, wild boars, etc. away from fields; hut where a mosquito-repelling fire was kept
hut where a fire was kept to keep deer, wild boars, etc. away from fields; hut where a mosquito-repelling fire was kept
person who gathers night soil
snoop; meddler; nosey parker; buttinsky; kibbitzer
painted maple (Acer mono)
moody person; temperamental person; fickle person
to have one's kindness taken advantage of; give him an inch and he'll take a mile; (lit.) to lend out the eaves but have one's whole house taken; to have a favor returned with spite
to have one's kindness taken advantage of; give him an inch and he'll take a mile; (lit.) to lend out the eaves but have one's whole house taken; to have a favor returned with spite
Yakushima sika (Cervus nippon yakushimae)
home in which a woman stays during her period (or while giving birth); period; menstruation; menses
outer roofed structure for protecting cultural assets and historic sites
record shop; record store
intrusive person; being intrusive; (lit.) a tinker's shoulder pole
fashionable person; dandy; flashy dresser; fop
adult toy shop (i.e. a sex shop)
hanging roof over the ring
maternity room; delivery room
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; hovel; miserable shack
Japanese bay scallop (Pecten albicans)
ragman; garbage man; garbage collector
one who loves novelty; one who goes after all the latest fads
house or housing registry
person who convinces female celebrities to pose nude for photoshoots
rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same stable
gilding the lily; adding redundant things
confidence man; con man; company (or person) carrying out credit fraud
confidence man; con man; company (or person) carrying out credit fraud
confidence man; con man; company (or person) carrying out credit fraud
person who gathers night soil
kanji "person" radical at top
kanji "enter" radical at top (radical 11)
kanji "enter" radical at top (radical 11)
Glehnia littoralis (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine)
roadside tea house; beach-side cafe; simple, hut-like cafe
roadside tea house; beach-side cafe; simple, hut-like cafe
erotic tea house (employing prostitutes)
divination (esp. one carried out with divination rods or sticks); diviner
man in charge of delivering letters and packages during the Edo period
Edo-era meat vendor (esp. of large game, e.g. deer, boar); butcher
Edo-era meat vendor (esp. of large game, e.g. deer, boar); butcher
high-quality glossy white habutai silk; raw silk twill fabric with fine diamond pattern
saw-tooth roof; sawtooth roof
roof monitor; monitor roof; lantern (roof)
roof monitor; monitor roof; lantern (roof)
roof monitor; monitor roof; lantern (roof)
(house with a) gabled roof
purlin (structural beam in a roof); purline
female prostitute working at a bathhouse (Edo period)
female servant hired at a lady-in-waiting's own expense
teahouse that introduces clients to prostitutes
teahouse that introduces clients to prostitutes
outside near the door to one's home
outside near the door to one's home
meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
place to store a body in a coffin before burial (Okinawa)
white tabi made from silk, cotton, etc.
heavily made-up woman; (lit.) flour-shop burglar
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
nobleman; noblewoman; lord; master; dignitary
nobleman; noblewoman; lord; master; dignitary
nobleman; noblewoman; lord; master; dignitary
nobleman; noblewoman; lord; master; dignitary
(clandestine) brothel (Edo period); whorehouse
caterer in a red-light district
Nagoya driving; bad driving for which Nagoya residents are known
store that sells remaindered book or magazines
hanok; traditional Korean house
room used by political officials (Edo period)
karuta maker; maker of traditional Japanese cards
karuta maker; maker of traditional Japanese cards
shōya-ken; kitsune-ken; game similar to rock, paper, scissors, played with hand gestures representing a fox, hunter and village headman
curry restaurant; curry house; curry shop
looking for a room (to rent); apartment-hunting
donut shop; doughnut shop
nosy person; insatiably curious person
mature-aged woman who has never given birth
menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards
takoyaki shop; takoyaki stall
takoyaki shop; takoyaki stall
takoyaki shop; takoyaki stall
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
within the premises (of a mansion or estate); on the grounds (of a residence)
weapon shop; weapon store
Nagoya University of Arts
National Industrial Research Institute of Nagoya
Nagoya Women's University
Nagoya College of Art & Design
Shirokiya (department store)
Moriyama Shiminbyōin Station
Yakushima macaque (Macaca fuscata yakui)
bamboo orchid (Arundina graminifolia)
Amami pine (Pinus amamiana); Yakushima white pine