mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
corrugated iron; corrugated sheet metal; galvanised sheet iron
standing tall; towering; soaring
comparing heights; comparison of statures
Shōō era (1652.9.18-1655.4.13); Jōō era
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
writing (an epitaph, foreword, etc.); composition; epitaph; inscription
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
Bizen ware (type of pottery)
large earthenware pot (esp. for storage of liquids); large earthenware jar
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
sitting upright (properly)
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
conveying (an intention, meaning, etc.); communicating; (verbal) message; word (from someone); tradition; folklore
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
absence of permission; lack of permission; absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice
head of a ward; mayor of a ward; chief administrator of a ward
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
story; tale; talk; discussion
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
both (people); the two of them
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
official duties; office; function
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top