frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse
have a good day; take care; see you
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
when; how soon; how long until
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
indicate reason; infers some protest
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
every single word and phrase; word by word
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.)
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
opposite side; other side; other party
villa; daimyo's suburban residence
distributary; tributary; branched flow (river, current, etc.)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
workmen's chant while pulling a heavy load
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to face on; to look out on to
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
signboard with gold or gilt lettering; slogan; noble cause
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
decorative Japanese cord made from twisted paper; Antenoron filiforme; Polygonum filiforme