threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
little shop; small shop; my shop; low class whorehouse in Fujiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
way of speaking; intimation
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
end; tip; extremities; terminal
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
rice polishing; polished rice
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace