to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
historical play; period drama
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied; device for scaring birds from gardens
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
youthful; young; young-looking
long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus); long-tailed bushtit
haori (Japanese formal coat)
burial clothes; clothes worn to commit suicide
unlined kimono; one kimono; a single kimono
mistress; kept woman; concubine
head house (family); birthplace; originator
the n-th generation head of a family
cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis); Confederate rose; dixie rosemallow; lotus blossom
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
unruly horse; unmanageable horse; unbroken horse
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
injured person; wounded person; casualty
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
to call together; to convene
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to be entwined; to be involved