to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
to run a shop; to have a shop
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
storehouse; warehouse; godown
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
(period of) a year; during an era
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
3000; three thousand; many
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
to join forces; to cooperate
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)