residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
to watch over; to watch attentively
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
position; location; base; point; site
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
older brother; elder brother
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service