indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
form; shape; figure; appearance; phenomenon
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
(writing, painting) brush
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
magic; sorcery; incantation
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
reception room; parlor; parlour
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
living room (Western style); sitting room
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...