gate (of a property); (in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
dull sound; muffled sound
disconnection; interruption; burn-out
visit (from someone); call
magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion
traditional style of Japanese architecture with a steep thatched roof
reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
weight stone (placed on pickles)
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
swallow's nest; swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising
traditional; customary; conventional
dwelling; house; residence; address
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
wintertime; winter season
cultural assets; cultural property
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
wind blowing snow down a mountain; removing snow from the roof of a house
to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of
heavy snow; heavy snowfall; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
mountain range; mountain belt
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
both; both sides; both parties
swimming in the middle of winter or the cold season