treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
elegance; taste; refinement
An'ei era (1772.11.16-1781.4.2)
writers and artists; persons who take delight in such refined pursuits as poetry, literature, painting and calligraphy
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)
changing completely; transformation
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage
to fall into another's hands
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
reproachful; hateful; bitter
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
black lustre; black luster
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
side gate; side door; service entrance
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)