garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
practice; practising; training; discipline
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
five and seven; 35th day after a person's death
Meireki era (1655.4.13-1658.7.23)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
villa; daimyo's suburban residence
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
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
beginning; outset; first; onset
to state; to express; to mention
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
retaining wall; sheathing
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
form; shape; figure; visage
like this; this sort; this way
archeologist; archaeologist
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection
as; because; with; due to
embankment (for road, railway, etc.); raising the ground level; fill
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit