was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
such; this sort of; like this
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
dismantling a (historic) building and reconstructing it elsewhere
to be surprised; to be astonished
to look away; to avert one's eyes
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
considerably; fairly; quite
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
cultural assets; cultural property
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
just because; even if; even though
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
component; part; material; member
tea-ceremony arbor; tea-ceremony arbour
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)