dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
curious; strange; unusual
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
breaking off; snapping off
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape
beyond that point; after that
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
this family; we; this house
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to hide; to keep to oneself
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
disciple; pupil; follower
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to jar; to creak; to grate
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind