to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
walking briskly; determinedly
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
vacant house; unoccupied house
silent; quiet; solemn; softly; quietly; solemnly
sitting upright (properly)
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
thick printed paper (for covering sliding doors); paper sliding-door; sliding door covered with thick paper
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
manners; courtesy; etiquette
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
senior; elder; person older than oneself
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
greeting; a fine thing to say
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
moral (spiritual) improvement; practice mental training; cultivate one's mind (soul)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
watching while standing (e.g. a play)
incidentally; at the same time
recognition; acquaintance
in respect of; in regard to; as for
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
life; lifetime; age; era; reign; rule
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
complete; whole; perfect; safe