bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
name; given name; first name
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
festival; feast; carnival
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
district; section; sector
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
(full) name; family name and given name
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
quote-unquote; so-called; bracketed
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
each house; every house; many houses
personality; style; appearance
admiration; wonder; astonishment
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-