white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
cooking; food preparation
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
boiled and half-dried bonito
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
walking heavily; lumbering
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
fee; charge; rate; material
right in the middle (of); midst; height
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
free (of charge); gratuitous
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
leave it to me; count on me
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
just past noon; afternoon
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
reluctant to; not inclined to; disinclined; unwilling
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)