structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
floor above; floor upstairs
form; method; system; formula
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
offender; transgressor; violator
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
sailor suit; middy uniform; two-piece school uniform modeled after the sailor suit
boy's school uniform (usu. a black jacket with a stand-up collar and loose trousers)
tokkōfuku; type of long jacket worn by bōsōzoku biker gang members, etc.
scarf (esp. a lightweight summer scarf worn by women)
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
Alice band; (horseshoe-shaped) headband (worn over the forehead); hairband
to manage; to arrange; to see to (a matter); to consult (with); to talk (to)
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
dry field farming; dry field crop
making (something) known to everyone; publicizing as widely as possible; dissemination
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
solely; entirely; only; sharing; together
severe; strict; tough; hard
delivery; transfer; hand-over
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
blacksmith's workshop; smithy; forge; foundry
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
treatment as a guest; guest
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
warrant; summons; written order