third day of the month; three days
to miss a chance; to fail to do
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
close; intimate; on good terms
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue
as everyone knows; needless to point out
shogunate marital union with the Imperial Family
leader; authority; mainstay
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
living by oneself; living alone
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
(tiny) house about nine feet wide and 12 feet deep
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to complete one's journey
door frame; window frame; frame sections of the door or window that provide most of its structural integrity
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
tall-paneled sliding door
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
apothecary; druggist; chemist
success; prosperity; boom
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical