to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
prohibition; inhibition; ban
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
order of arrival; first-come-first-served basis
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
affirmative vote; yes vote; aye
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty