furniture store; furniture dealer
paper store; paper merchant; paper seller; papermaking; papermaker
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
loan shark who specializes in refinancing debts
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
professional killer; hit man
temporary residence or shelter
hut; cabin; shed; one's own house
bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper
hut where a fire was kept to keep deer, wild boars, etc. away from fields; hut where a mosquito-repelling fire was kept
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
barbershop; barber shop; barber
public bathhouse; bathhouse proprietor
temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
home in which a woman stays during her period (or while giving birth); period; menstruation; menses
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
tea-ceremony arbor; tea-ceremony arbour
shingle roof; house with a shingle roof
notary public; scribe; amanuensis
cowshed; cow farmer; restaurant specializing in beef dishes; store (butcher, etc.) that sells beef
maternity room; delivery room
mansion; palace; manor house; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) dignitary
one's house; one's home; one's family
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
bungalow; one-story house
watch store; watch dealer
general merchant; Jack of all trades
fabric store; draper; dry-goods store
house located on a street corner; corner house
alley house; rear tenement; slum
inside the home; one's family
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
tenement house; row house
bakery; baker; pastry shop
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
hidden room; secret chamber
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
vacant house; unoccupied house
house owner; home owner; head of the household
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
real estate agent; realtor
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
second-hand shop; curio shop
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
funeral parlor (parlour); funeral home; undertaker's; undertaker; mortician; funeral director
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
restaurant with only set meals
public bathhouse; building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
souvenir store; gift shop
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
Japanese-style confectionary store
fruit store; fruit dealer; fruit seller; fruiterer; fruiteress
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
kimono fabrics shop; draper
old house; deserted house
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
forwarding agency; express company
small attached annex; lean-to
small attached annex; lean-to
small attached annex; lean-to
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer; sedan chair business
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
tailor's (shop); dressmaker's shop; tailor; dressmaker
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
hat shop; hat store; hatter; hatmaker
photo studio; photographer; camera shop; photography supplies shop; photo processing shop; photo finishing shop
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
electric appliance store; electrician
small restaurant; eating house
walk-in closet; wardrobe room; dressing room; costume room
cleaner; janitor; (arch.) night soil gatherer
storage room; store room; lumber room
laundry; laundromat; launderette
stationery shop; a stationer
postman; mailman; letter carrier; mail carrier
sentry box; guardhouse; guard lodge; (Edo period) police box
newspaper stand; newspaper seller; paper carrier; newspaper reporter
pizzeria; pizza parlor (parlour); pizza place
ragman; junkman; garbage man
painter (of buildings, etc.)
demolition contractor; wrecker; scrapyard; junkyard; auto wrecker
one-hit wonder; flash in the pan; all-or-nothing gambler; one-shot speculator; slugger; home-run batter
structure for housing heavy machinery
someone who battles on in difficult circumstances
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain)
repair workshop; garage; repairman
inn; tavern; Edo period lodging for travellers
jeweler; (arch.) soap bubble vendor
haberdashery; sundries store
land shark; land speculator
two-storey house; two-story house
grocery store; dealer in dried goods
small car dealership; auto repair shop selling cars; wheelwright; cartwright; rickshawman; rickshaw station
bicycle shop; bicycle dealer
trader who provides cash to debtors by getting them to make expensive credit card purchases and then buying the purchases at a fraction of the price
purificatory font at shrines and temples; kitchen; cupboard; room adjacent to a tea ceremony room, where utensils are washed; vendor of drinking water; building for taking refuge during a flood
thatched cottage; hovel; my humble cottage
barber; barbershop; barber shop
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
debt collector; bill collector; repo man
extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya
bamboo dealer; person selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo; house made of bamboo
dumpling store; dumpling seller
lucky person; someone who made a lot of money (e.g. gambling or on the stock market); skilled batter; batter on a hot streak; accident faker; someone who jumps in front of cars on purpose to extort money
rice cake shop keeper; rice cake store (shop)
scrap dealer; junk shop; junkman; electronics dealer
rooftop structure, e.g. tower, elevator machine room, etc.
bookmaker; taker of bets; ringman; bookie
waiting room; duty room; standby room
one house; the same house; detached house
room for female servants; room where there are women; jail for women
fixer; dispute resolution specialist
detached building; solitary house
tent; tabernacle; small curtain-enclosed area (off a stage); Makuya (Original Gospel Movement of Japan)
shed; shelter; terminal (e.g. cargo, airport, etc.); temporary covering of a building being built
farm house; country cottage
box maker; man who carries a geisha's shamisen
flour dealer; miller; mill
drinking establishment where one drinks while standing
wrestlers from the same stable
high-class Edo-period pleasure house (where outside prostitutes were hired to entertained guests)
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
run-down shabby house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
receiver's shop; pawnshop which knowingly buys stolen goods
person who tends to find things bothersome; person who doesn't like to make an effort
brushmaker (calligraphy); brush seller
obstinate person; blockhead
bossy person; self-appointed manager; bossyboots
simple and inexpensive restaurant; diner
sweet potato shop; sweet potato seller
perfectionist; enthusiast; zealot
joiner; carpenter; cabinetmaker
shop selling picture books, wood prints, etc.
different room; another room; separate rooms
camera shop; camera store
butcher specializing in beef; dealer in beef; beef-hotpot restaurant
bashful person; very shy person
jack-of-all-trades; all-rounder; generalist; general merchant; general store
black marketeer; black market trader
broker; employment agency
apothecary; druggist; chemist; pharmacy; drugstore
seller of high-quality sake; (Meiji or Taisho era) brothel
tipster (in horse racing, etc.); dopester; tout
store selling boiled vegetables, fish, and beans
scroll mounter; picture framer
traditional Japanese band of sandwich board advertisers
tiled roof; tile-roofed house; tile maker; tile dealer; tile kiln
cowshed; cow farmer; restaurant specializing in beef dishes; store (butcher, etc.) that sells beef
room in Edo castle where the shogun's council of elders attended to governmental affairs
mausoleum; (temporary) resting place of a corpse
person who sells left-over gifts received by the shogun or daimyo, etc. (Edo period)
fastidious person; fussy person; faultfinder; nitpicker; stickler
thrifty person; stingy person; tight-fisted person
bookmaker; bookie; trader performing (stock market) bucketing; bucket shop
brothel; bordello; whorehouse; cathouse
superstitious person; practical joker; peddler; itinerant salesman
fly-by-night arranger; person who helps others flee creditors
pickle store; pickle shop; pickle dealer
expulsion room; banishment room; boredom room; rooms where employees who cannot be fired are sent to encourage resignation
side house (to the east, west, or north of a main residence; home to women, children and servants)
arrogant person; overbearing person; self-important person; braggart; boaster
person who gathers night soil
person who lives an extravagant lifestyle
vegetable shop; greengrocery; seller of vegetables
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
concession hunter; profiteer
scoop-getting freelance journalist
freeloader; scrounger; sponger; mooch
shop that handles Western goods (esp. Western-style apparel and accessories)
ticket reseller; shop where one can buy and sell gift certificates, coupons, travel and concert tickets, etc.
hut where a fire was kept to keep deer, wild boars, etc. away from fields; hut where a mosquito-repelling fire was kept
beauty salon; hair dresser
person who is hard to please; grouch; complainer; whiner
kimono shop; kimono store
moody person; temperamental person; fickle person
posthouse; station; post station
labor camp; labour camp; low-quality accommodation for laborers
someone who feels the cold; someone sensitive to cold
moody person; temperamental person; fickle person
one skilled at obtaining publicity
snoop; meddler; nosey parker; buttinsky; kibbitzer
servants' quarters; room for servants
show-off; limelighter; attention seeker
people or companies that forcefully and illegally expel defaulting tenants from their lodgings
brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.
fashionable person; dandy; flashy dresser; fop
illegal bookie; unlicensed bookmaker
long hitter (golf, baseball, etc.); fast driver
professional relationship ender
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; hovel; miserable shack
restaurant specializing in fried beef or pork offal
ragman; garbage man; garbage collector
confidence man; con man; company (or person) carrying out credit fraud
person who gathers night soil
place to store a body in a coffin before burial (Okinawa)
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
store that sells remaindered book or magazines
building relocation (without disassembly); house relocation
Edo-era meat vendor (esp. of large game, e.g. deer, boar); butcher
Edo-era meat vendor (esp. of large game, e.g. deer, boar); butcher
(house with a) gabled roof
caterer in a red-light district