neighbouring house; neighboring house
catching fire (from next door); spreading fire
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
chief; main; principal; major
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
castle tower; keep; donjon
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
peace and tranquillity; halcyon times of peace; peaceful world
society; the world; the times
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
pride; boast; credit (to)
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
free (of charge); gratuitous