to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
wooden fence; board fence
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to face on; to look out on to
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
properly; in a good manner; sophisticatedly; seemly; in a dignified way
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
as (for); for; in the capacity of
too much; excessively; too
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that