clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
primary school; elementary school; grade school
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
welcome!; nice to see you!
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
close to the wall; alongside the wall
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to be opposite; to face each other
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
unfairness; injustice; partiality
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
person with no physical or mental disability; able-bodied person
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
book of pictures (paintings, drawings, etc.); collection of pictures
extract; excerpt; selection
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of