to hide; to keep to oneself
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
whereabout; about where; how much
name of a town; name of a street; name of a neighborhood
decentralization of authority; decentralisation of authority
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
occasional; infrequent; rare
ostrich (Struthio camelus)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
firm (market); bullish; strong (sales, economy, etc.); steady; sound
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
mature woman; middle-aged woman
order; sequence; procedure
to pour; to add (liquid); to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to light (a fire); to burn
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
left-hand radical of a character
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to shout (in anger); to yell
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
existence; possession; having; limited company
night watch; night guard; night shift
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household