to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
kitchen; financial situation
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
very interesting; of great interest
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
how; in what way; in what manner
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
gods of the land; earthly deities
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to play a leading role; to play a central part
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
rice cultivation; rice crop
farming; agriculture; cultivation
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
villager; village folk; countryfolk
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
(political) power; authority; influence
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
obedience; submission; resignation
mountain folk; hermit; mountain wizard; word used as part of a pseudonym by artists, writers, etc.