to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
auscultation; listening to a person's chest with a stethoscope
cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; silk fabrics
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
refined taste; elegant pursuits
tea-ceremony arbor; tea-ceremony arbour
to keep (a person) waiting
the good and the beautiful
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
happiness in the next world
fulling block; wooden or stone block for beating cloth
deckle-edged (e.g. paper); eared (e.g. jug); with lugs
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder
scattered animal feed; ground bait
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
fire pan; heating; first lighting (e.g. furnace); firing (e.g. forest); pasteurization
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
will (probably); intend (to do); will; should; ought to
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
fine product; masterpiece
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
person of culture; cultured person
out of bounds; beyond the pale
writing (especially of a Zen monk); penmanship
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
estimation; criticism; comment