koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
loophole; crenel; gun port; porthole
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to follow another's example
open-air market; outdoor market
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture); central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple); central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse)
black ground; black cloth
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
one's own property; possessions
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
completely; fully; entirely
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to roll up; to be rolled up
to complain; to lodge a complaint
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight