My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
endless; boundless; everlasting
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
inside a library, museum, cinema, etc.; on the premises
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
Western clothing; Western binding
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
suffix indicating room size (following a number of tatami mats and a counter)
firm; persevering; flexible and hard to break
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
beam running between columns in traditional Japanese architecture, esp. within Japanese-style rooms
window frame; window sill
dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
wall clock; grandfather clock
Japanese royal fern (Osmunda japonica); Asian royal fern; flowering fern
silverware; silver tableware
mending; repair; darning; patching up
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
leather cover; leather binding
gold lettering; gilt letters
(instruction) manual; handbook
when one finds a moment; when one can find the time
various parties or factions; minor parties
literature; books (reference); document