(large) house; residence; mansion
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
top (of a table, counter, etc.); tabletop; countertop; baking tray; baking sheet; sheet pan
sitting feel (of a seat); seating comfort
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
caller; visitor; company; guest
in person; personally; directly
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
polite; respectful; reverent
single-person cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
to relax; to feel at home
very interesting; of great interest
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
royal castle; imperial castle
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
design; idea; conception; plan
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
depopulation; falling population; decrease in population; population decline
division by 1000; one-thousandth
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
horizon (related to land)
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances