quote-unquote; so-called; bracketed
bank; embankment; dike; reservoir; pond
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
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
yakisugi; charred and polished cedar wood
wooden fence; board fence
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; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
sake brewer; sake brewery