nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
arbitration; intercession; mediation
stature; height; size; physique
(in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
style of temple gate featuring four supporting pillars and a gabled roof
faded color; faded colour; antique look
rash; boil; secondhand article; bargain; fart
even though things may appear this way
neighbouring house; neighboring house
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
hearthfire; ingle; open fire in a fireplace
wife and children; (arch.) wife
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
brackish water; brine; salt water
distinction; differentiation; classification
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to increase; to add to; to augment
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
interior of the mouth; oral cavity
row of teeth; set of teeth; dentition
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement