waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
(navigable) canal; waterway
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
elegance; taste; refinement
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
daimyo's spare residence or emergency refuge; residence of a daimyo's successor
cooperation; coordination; link
considerably; fairly; quite
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
training room (hall); gymnasium
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
amount of material resources
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
time of great change; era of reform
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
boat; pressed mackerel sushi
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)