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)
to face on; to look out on to
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
shoji (paper sliding door)
Japanese person; Japanese people
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
single-storied house; single-storied building
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
four corners; four ordinal directions
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
fortress; stronghold; citadel
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
baton (of command); order; command; direction
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
armor and helmet (armour)
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
grandfather; male senior-citizen