high ground; plateau; heights
to tower over the surroundings
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
(in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)
thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof
guidance; leadership; leading the way
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
two adjoining rooms (connected by a sliding door)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
the staff; inside the department
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
maid; helper; help; assistance
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances