beginning; outset; first; onset
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
fort; stronghold; fortification
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to find out; to discover; to locate
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
even if; even though; however; no matter how
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)