gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
garden lantern; hanging lantern
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied; device for scaring birds from gardens
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
good family; respectable family; decent family
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
grandfather; male senior-citizen
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
one's house; one's home; one's family
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
being adopted into the family of one's bride
finding employment; getting a job
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
ancestor; forefather; foremother
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
shoji (paper sliding door)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows