landowner; landlord; landlady
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to fall into another's hands
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
dwelling; house; residence; address
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
in order; in turn; one by one
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
living room (Western style); sitting room
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
shoji (paper sliding door)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
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 illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
clanging; empty; deserted
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
either way; in any case; one way or another
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
two times; twice; two degrees
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
dusky-red; color of cypress bark