exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
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
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
outermost enclosure of a castle or fortress (including the town around it)
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
function; facility; faculty; feature
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
don't you think?; indicates question
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
marine transport; carriage by sea
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
in the mountains; among the mountains
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)