parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
rear garden; back garden; backyard; inner palace
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to serve; to work for; to attend
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
to take (be in) charge of
street; quarter; district; area
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
work-in-progress; working state
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
notice; attention; observation
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound