laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
observation; survey; watching
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to be erected; to be built
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
is something that; is that which
residence; living (at, in); abode
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
omen; sign; notice; indication
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
covered in mud; mud-caked
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to get a tiny share of the profits; to get a small share of what someone is enjoying
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater