reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to gather; to collect; to assemble
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
indescribable; having no way to express
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
relatively; comparatively
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be opposite; to face each other
I see; that's right; indeed
to set up shop; to open a store
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
here and there; everywhere
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall