hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
dilapidated house; deserted house
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
association; union; guild
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
sudden windfall; unexpected piece of good luck; (lit.) azuki-covered mochi (fallen) from a shelf
something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
prime of one's working life
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to express (in words); to confess
spirit of a true artisan; (a craftsman's) pride in one's work
unless one ...; if one does not ...
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to be erected; to be built
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to become misty; to become hazy
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)