detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
listening device; bug; wiretap
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
enemy territory; hostile place
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
capture (esp. of a foreign vessel); seizure
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
looking over someone's shoulder
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
entering a faith; joining a religion
father and mother; parents
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
right of residence (i.e. right to go on leasing a house, etc.)
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
heavy-handed; iron-fisted; authoritarian
image; figure; figure; form; image
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket