gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
control; management (e.g. of a business)
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
refinement; elegance; grace
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
everywhere; all over; throughout
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown