draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
adviser; advisor; counsellor; counselor
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
(having a) haircut; hair-cutting; hair-dressing; messy hair; untied hair; unkempt hair
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
everywhere; all over; throughout
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
kindling; tinder; chips of firewood
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
death; decease; passing away
homecoming; returning home
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
field of vegetables; market garden; truck garden; vegetable garden; kitchen garden
mulberry field; mulberry plantation
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
window screen; insect screen; mosquito screen; screen; screen door
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
study of classical Japanese literature and culture; provincial school (established under the ritsuryō system for educating children of district governors); school (of a provincial capital during the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties)