anything and everything; just about everything
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
gabled roof; building with a gabled roof; gabled roof construction
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
moment; brief space of time
no!; no no!; no, not at all
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
instant; moment; for an instant
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
meaning; significance; sense
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh