teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
Akamatsu Mitsusuke (1381-1441)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
counter for generations; epoch
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
large cut (e.g. of meat); last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
world; society; people; the public
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to dry up; to scab; to be poisoned (with lacquer); (arch.) to waste away
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
very; much; greatly; a lot of