upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
half a ken (approx. 0.9 m); half-sized tatami mat
renga (early Japanese poetry form); linked verse; poetic dialogue
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
images drawn or painted on fusuma
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
(open) a little; slightly; narrowly; (cut) finely; thinly
to concern; to be related
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
prism; polygonal (esp. square) pillar; bamboo
time; age; chance; moment; occasion
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
step in a Japanese entranceway
instruction; teaching; guidance; informing
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
hateful; detestable; loathsome
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
three secondary Tokugawa branch families (Tayasu, Shimizu, and Hitotsubashi)
and (also); both ... and; as well as
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)