fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
ten; 10; ten years of age
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
Japanese-style writing desk
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
now; the present time; just now; another; more
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
government housing for officials
performance of one's official duties
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
corridor; hallway; passageway
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
two persons; two people; pair; couple
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
town elder (Edo period); town leader; alderman
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers