hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
wood (for building); lumber; timber
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to be conspicuous; to stand out
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
front; frontage; facade; main
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
lookout platform; viewing platform; observation tower; viewpoint; overlook
handrail; railing; banister
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to become rustic; to be countrified
hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
fine weather; splendid weather
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
period of time; time slot; time zone
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
manner of using one's hands
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of