residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
professional killer; hit man
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
tenement house; row house
bakery; baker; pastry shop
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
hidden room; secret chamber
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
real estate agent; realtor
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
second-hand shop; curio shop
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
funeral parlor (parlour); funeral home; undertaker's; undertaker; mortician; funeral director
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
barbershop; barber shop; barber
bungalow; one-story house
public bathhouse; bathhouse proprietor
restaurant with only set meals
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
public bathhouse; building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
Japanese-style confectionary store
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
souvenir store; gift shop
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
fruit store; fruit dealer; fruit seller; fruiterer; fruiteress
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
kimono fabrics shop; draper
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
forwarding agency; express company
small attached annex; lean-to
small attached annex; lean-to
small attached annex; lean-to
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
tailor's (shop); dressmaker's shop; tailor; dressmaker
hat shop; hat store; hatter; hatmaker
watch store; watch dealer
old house; deserted house
photo studio; photographer; camera shop; photography supplies shop; photo processing shop; photo finishing shop
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
electric appliance store; electrician
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer; sedan chair business
small restaurant; eating house
walk-in closet; wardrobe room; dressing room; costume room
tea-ceremony arbor; tea-ceremony arbour
cleaner; janitor; (arch.) night soil gatherer
storage room; store room; lumber room
laundry; laundromat; launderette
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
stationery shop; a stationer
sentry box; guardhouse; guard lodge; (Edo period) police box
postman; mailman; letter carrier; mail carrier
newspaper stand; newspaper seller; paper carrier; newspaper reporter
furniture store; furniture dealer
pizzeria; pizza parlor (parlour); pizza place
demolition contractor; wrecker; scrapyard; junkyard; auto wrecker
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
painter (of buildings, etc.)
one-hit wonder; flash in the pan; all-or-nothing gambler; one-shot speculator; slugger; home-run batter
structure for housing heavy machinery
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain)
repair workshop; garage; repairman
bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper
temporary residence or shelter
inn; tavern; Edo period lodging for travellers
jeweler; (arch.) soap bubble vendor
haberdashery; sundries store
land shark; land speculator
someone who battles on in difficult circumstances
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
grocery store; dealer in dried goods
small car dealership; auto repair shop selling cars; wheelwright; cartwright; rickshawman; rickshaw station
bicycle shop; bicycle dealer
purificatory font at shrines and temples; kitchen; cupboard; room adjacent to a tea ceremony room, where utensils are washed; vendor of drinking water; building for taking refuge during a flood
rice cake shop keeper; rice cake store (shop)
general merchant; Jack of all trades
trader who provides cash to debtors by getting them to make expensive credit card purchases and then buying the purchases at a fraction of the price
barber; barbershop; barber shop
debt collector; bill collector; repo man
extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya
dumpling store; dumpling seller
bamboo dealer; person selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo; house made of bamboo
paper store; paper merchant; paper seller; papermaking; papermaker
scrap dealer; junk shop; junkman; electronics dealer
ragman; junkman; garbage man
rooftop structure, e.g. tower, elevator machine room, etc.
bookmaker; taker of bets; ringman; bookie
waiting room; duty room; standby room
lucky person; someone who made a lot of money (e.g. gambling or on the stock market); skilled batter; batter on a hot streak; accident faker; someone who jumps in front of cars on purpose to extort money
thatched cottage; hovel; my humble cottage
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
general merchant; Jack of all trades
fixer; dispute resolution specialist
room for female servants; room where there are women; jail for women
ragman; junkman; garbage man
tent; tabernacle; small curtain-enclosed area (off a stage); Makuya (Original Gospel Movement of Japan)
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
box maker; man who carries a geisha's shamisen
flour dealer; miller; mill
drinking establishment where one drinks while standing
wrestlers from the same stable
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
receiver's shop; pawnshop which knowingly buys stolen goods
brushmaker (calligraphy); brush seller
bossy person; self-appointed manager; bossyboots
two-storey house; two-story house
simple and inexpensive restaurant; diner
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
tiled roof; tile-roofed house; tile maker; tile dealer; tile kiln
person who tends to find things bothersome; person who doesn't like to make an effort
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
shingle roof; house with a shingle roof
joiner; carpenter; cabinetmaker
different room; another room; separate rooms
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
notary public; scribe; amanuensis
obstinate person; blockhead
camera shop; camera store
butcher specializing in beef; dealer in beef; beef-hotpot restaurant
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
bashful person; very shy person
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
black marketeer; black market trader
apothecary; druggist; chemist; pharmacy; drugstore
broker; employment agency
jack-of-all-trades; all-rounder; generalist; general merchant; general store
seller of high-quality sake; (Meiji or Taisho era) brothel
tipster (in horse racing, etc.); dopester; tout
scroll mounter; picture framer
store selling boiled vegetables, fish, and beans
shop selling picture books, wood prints, etc.
room in Edo castle where the shogun's council of elders attended to governmental affairs
traditional Japanese band of sandwich board advertisers
mausoleum; (temporary) resting place of a corpse
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
someone who battles on in difficult circumstances
sweet potato shop; sweet potato seller
loan shark who specializes in refinancing debts
person who sells left-over gifts received by the shogun or daimyo, etc. (Edo period)
sweet potato shop; sweet potato seller
run-down shabby house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
lucky person; someone who made a lot of money (e.g. gambling or on the stock market); skilled batter; batter on a hot streak; accident faker; someone who jumps in front of cars on purpose to extort money
fabric store; draper; dry-goods store
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
souvenir store; gift shop
shiruko shop; sweet red-bean soup shop
thrifty person; stingy person; tight-fisted person
souvenir store; gift shop
fastidious person; fussy person; faultfinder; nitpicker; stickler
bookmaker; bookie; trader performing (stock market) bucketing; bucket shop
brothel; bordello; whorehouse; cathouse
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
shop selling picture books, wood prints, etc.
cowshed; cow farmer; restaurant specializing in beef dishes; store (butcher, etc.) that sells beef
cowshed; cow farmer; restaurant specializing in beef dishes; store (butcher, etc.) that sells beef
fly-by-night arranger; person who helps others flee creditors
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
person who tends to find things bothersome; person who doesn't like to make an effort
expulsion room; banishment room; boredom room; rooms where employees who cannot be fired are sent to encourage resignation
pickle store; pickle shop; pickle dealer
superstitious person; practical joker; peddler; itinerant salesman
arrogant person; overbearing person; self-important person; braggart; boaster
vegetable shop; greengrocery; seller of vegetables
tea-ceremony arbor; tea-ceremony arbour
shed; shelter; terminal (e.g. cargo, airport, etc.); temporary covering of a building being built
scoop-getting freelance journalist
freeloader; scrounger; sponger; mooch
concession hunter; profiteer
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
trader who provides cash to debtors by getting them to make expensive credit card purchases and then buying the purchases at a fraction of the price
ticket reseller; shop where one can buy and sell gift certificates, coupons, travel and concert tickets, etc.
shop that handles Western goods (esp. Western-style apparel and accessories)
person who lives an extravagant lifestyle
person who gathers night soil
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
kimono shop; kimono store
beauty salon; hair dresser
person who is hard to please; grouch; complainer; whiner
sweet potato shop; sweet potato seller
shiruko shop; sweet red-bean soup shop
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
high-class Edo-period pleasure house (where outside prostitutes were hired to entertained guests)
jack-of-all-trades; all-rounder; generalist; general merchant; general store
moody person; temperamental person; fickle person
side house (to the east, west, or north of a main residence; home to women, children and servants)
labor camp; labour camp; low-quality accommodation for laborers
someone who feels the cold; someone sensitive to cold
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
superstitious person; practical joker; peddler; itinerant salesman
person who lives an extravagant lifestyle
alley house; rear tenement; slum
moody person; temperamental person; fickle person
servants' quarters; room for servants
one skilled at obtaining publicity
snoop; meddler; nosey parker; buttinsky; kibbitzer
trader who provides cash to debtors by getting them to make expensive credit card purchases and then buying the purchases at a fraction of the price
sweet potato shop; sweet potato seller
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
people or companies that forcefully and illegally expel defaulting tenants from their lodgings
show-off; limelighter; attention seeker
illegal bookie; unlicensed bookmaker
fashionable person; dandy; flashy dresser; fop
long hitter (golf, baseball, etc.); fast driver
brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.
vacant house; unoccupied house
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
drinking establishment where one drinks while standing
run-down shabby house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
bashful person; very shy person
thrifty person; stingy person; tight-fisted person
restaurant specializing in fried beef or pork offal
professional relationship ender
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; hovel; miserable shack
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
drinking establishment where one drinks while standing
drinking establishment where one drinks while standing
perfectionist; enthusiast; zealot
black marketeer; black market trader
mausoleum; (temporary) resting place of a corpse
bookmaker; bookie; trader performing (stock market) bucketing; bucket shop
person who gathers night soil
freeloader; scrounger; sponger; mooch
hut where a fire was kept to keep deer, wild boars, etc. away from fields; hut where a mosquito-repelling fire was kept
hut where a fire was kept to keep deer, wild boars, etc. away from fields; hut where a mosquito-repelling fire was kept
hut where a fire was kept to keep deer, wild boars, etc. away from fields; hut where a mosquito-repelling fire was kept
moody person; temperamental person; fickle person
labor camp; labour camp; low-quality accommodation for laborers
home in which a woman stays during her period (or while giving birth); period; menstruation; menses
snoop; meddler; nosey parker; buttinsky; kibbitzer
snoop; meddler; nosey parker; buttinsky; kibbitzer
maternity room; delivery room
ragman; garbage man; garbage collector
confidence man; con man; company (or person) carrying out credit fraud
confidence man; con man; company (or person) carrying out credit fraud
store that sells remaindered book or magazines
person who gathers night soil
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
place to store a body in a coffin before burial (Okinawa)
ragman; garbage man; garbage collector
(house with a) gabled roof
Edo-era meat vendor (esp. of large game, e.g. deer, boar); butcher
Edo-era meat vendor (esp. of large game, e.g. deer, boar); butcher
caterer in a red-light district