history; pedigree; lineage
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
it is not (like that) either
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; silk fabrics
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
company president; manager; director
transactions; dealings; business
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
merchant's home (esp. used by apprentices, etc.); (your) rental home
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
artist's temperament; master's temperament
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
complete; whole; perfect; safe
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model