residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
professional killer; hit man
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
tenement house; row house
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
hidden room; secret chamber
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
small-time candy store; penny candy store
real estate agent; realtor
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
second-hand shop; curio shop
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop; jack of all trades
very shy person; bashful person
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat or carriage); (arch.) large roofed area on a boat (resembling a house)
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
bungalow; one-story house
funeral parlor (parlour); funeral home; undertaker's; undertaker; mortician; funeral director
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
barbershop; barber shop; barber
public bathhouse; bathhouse proprietor
restaurant that only serves set meals
public bathhouse; building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
cave; cavern; grotto; dwelling made in a cave; house carved into rock
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
souvenir store; gift shop
Japanese-style confectionary store
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
toy shop; toy store; toy dealer; toy seller
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
tofu shop; tofu seller; tofu maker
fruit store; fruit dealer; fruit seller; fruiterer; greengrocer
machiya; traditional wooden townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
encampment; official residence (of a magistrate or minor feudal lord); administrative headquarters (of a minor daimyo or shogunate deputy)
temple elementary school (Edo period)
kimono fabrics shop; draper
corner room; corner apartment
(Western) clothing store; clothes shop; tailor; dressmaker; tailor's shop
cleaner; janitor; (arch.) night soil gatherer
forwarding agency; express company
electric appliance store; electrician
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
hat shop; hat store; hatter; hatmaker
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
small attached annex; lean-to
small attached annex; lean-to
small attached annex; lean-to
walk-in closet; wardrobe room; dressing room; costume room
photo studio; photographer; camera shop; photography supplies shop; photo processing shop; photo finishing shop
small restaurant; eating house
storage room; store room; lumber room
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer; sedan chair business
tea-ceremony arbor; tea-ceremony arbour
laundry; laundromat; launderette
tobacco shop; tobacconist
old house; deserted house
stationery shop; a stationer
furniture store; furniture dealer
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
postman; mailman; mail carrier; letter carrier; postie
structure for housing heavy machinery
oden vendor; oden restaurant
sentry box; guardhouse; guard lodge; (Edo period) police box
hardware store; hardware dealer; ironmonger
pizzeria; pizza parlor (parlour); pizza place
newspaper stand; newspaper seller; paper carrier; newspaper reporter
demolition contractor; wrecker; scrapyard; junkyard; auto wrecker
jeweler; (arch.) soap bubble vendor
one-hit wonder; flash in the pan; all-or-nothing gambler; one-shot speculator; slugger; home-run batter
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain); politico
painter (of buildings, etc.)
repair workshop; garage; repairman
hatago (type of Edo-period inn for travellers)
bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper
land shark; land speculator
haberdashery; sundries store
temporary residence or shelter
hard worker; person who perseveres; person who doesn't give up; eager beaver; bitter-ender
grocery store; dealer in dried goods
debt collector; bill collector
scrap dealer; junk shop; junkman; electronics dealer
Ise merchant; shop name of an Ise merchant; (arch.) miser; (arch.) stingy person; (arch.) skinflint
bicycle shop; bicycle dealer
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
run-down house; dilapidated house; shabby old house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
purificatory font at shrines and temples; kitchen; cupboard; room adjacent to a tea ceremony room, where utensils are washed; vendor of drinking water; building for taking refuge during a flood
small car dealership; auto repair shop selling cars; wheelwright; cartwright; rickshawman; rickshaw station
trader who provides cash to debtors by getting them to make expensive credit card purchases and then buying the purchases at a fraction of the price
general store; general dealer; jack-of-all-trades; jill-of-all-trades
barber; barbershop; barber shop
robber fly (Promachus yesonicus)
rice cake shop keeper; rice cake store (shop)
extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya
tent; tabernacle; small curtain-enclosed area (off a stage); Makuya (Original Gospel Movement of Japan)
rooftop structure, e.g. tower, elevator machine room, etc.
bamboo dealer; person selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo; house made of bamboo
food delivered from a restaurant
paper store; paper merchant; paper seller; papermaking; papermaker
toy shop; toy store; toy dealer; toy seller
toy shop; toy store; toy dealer; toy seller
waiting room; duty room; standby room
dumpling store; dumpling seller
ragman; junkman; garbage man
Echigoya; Echigoya (nefarious businessman; stock character in period dramas)
general store; general dealer; jack-of-all-trades; jill-of-all-trades
eccentrically dressed band of advertisers
lucky person; someone who made a lot of money (e.g. gambling or on the stock market); skilled batter; batter on a hot streak; accident faker; someone who jumps in front of cars on purpose to extort money
shop selling prepared food
room for female servants; room where there are women; jail for women
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
wrestlers from the same stable
thatched cottage; hovel; my humble cottage; my humble abode
tobacco shop; tobacconist
fixer; dispute resolution specialist
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
bookmaker; taker of bets; ringman; bookie
drinking establishment where one drinks while standing
shop selling prepared food
ragman; junkman; garbage man
cake shop; pastry shop; confectionary
box maker; man who carries a geisha's shamisen
flour dealer; miller; mill
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
receiver's shop; pawnshop which knowingly buys stolen goods
person who tends to find things bothersome; person who does not like to make an effort
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
record shop; record store
bossy person; self-appointed manager; bossyboots
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
brushmaker (calligraphy); brush seller
tiled roof; tile-roofed house; tile maker; tile dealer; tile kiln
two-storey house; two-story house
simple and inexpensive restaurant; diner
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
labor camp; labour camp; low-quality accommodation for laborers
argumentative person; captious person; controversialist; quibbler
different room; another room; separate rooms
obstinate person; blockhead
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
bashful person; very shy person
joiner; carpenter; cabinetmaker
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
shingle roof; house with a shingle roof
tipster (in horse racing, etc.); dopester; tout
notary public; scribe; amanuensis
broker; employment agency
tobacco shop; tobacconist
camera shop; camera store
butcher specializing in beef; dealer in beef; beef-hotpot restaurant
jack-of-all-trades; jill-of-all-trades; all-rounder; general store
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
black marketeer; black market trader
clothing shop; tailor; dressmaker
person who tends to find things bothersome; person who does not like to make an effort
apothecary; druggist; chemist; pharmacy; drugstore
tempura shop; tempura restaurant
scroll mounter; picture framer
souvenir store; gift shop
knife grinder (person); sword sharpener; polisher (of mirrors, swords, etc.); grindery
brothel (masked as a seller of high-quality sake)
souvenir store; gift shop
store selling boiled vegetables, fish, etc. (Edo period); boiled-food vendor (Edo period)
ezōshi shop; Edo-period shop selling picture books, wood prints, etc.
car rental agency; car rental shop
very shy person; bashful person
hard worker; person who perseveres; person who doesn't give up; eager beaver; bitter-ender
room in Edo castle where the shogun's council of elders attended to governmental affairs
eccentrically dressed band of advertisers
sweet potato shop; sweet potato seller
Edo-period seller of foreign goods
Edo-period seller of foreign goods
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
loan shark who specializes in refinancing debts
fastidious person; fussy person; faultfinder; nitpicker; stickler
pickle store; pickle shop; pickle dealer
person who bought and resold surplus gifts given to daimyo or samurai (Edo period)
sweet potato shop; sweet potato seller
debt collector; bill collector
lucky person; someone who made a lot of money (e.g. gambling or on the stock market); skilled batter; batter on a hot streak; accident faker; someone who jumps in front of cars on purpose to extort money
tempura shop; tempura restaurant
thrifty person; stingy person; tight-fisted person
fabric store; draper; dry-goods store
bookmaker; bookie; trader performing (stock market) bucketing; bucket shop
brothel; bordello; whorehouse; cathouse
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
shiruko shop; sweet red-bean soup shop
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
run-down house; dilapidated house; shabby old house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
mausoleum; (temporary) resting place of a corpse
Otowaya (stage name of a kabuki family)
person who tends to find things bothersome; person who does not like to make an effort
person who tends to find things bothersome; person who does not like to make an effort
ezōshi shop; Edo-period shop selling picture books, wood prints, etc.
cowshed; cow farmer; restaurant specializing in beef dishes; store (butcher, etc.) that sells beef
cowshed; cow farmer; restaurant specializing in beef dishes; store (butcher, etc.) that sells beef
fly-by-night arranger; person who helps others flee creditors
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
house building; building a house; style of a house; appearance of a house
expulsion room; banishment room; boredom room; rooms where employees who cannot be fired are sent to encourage resignation
dumpling shop; gyoza restaurant
shed; shelter; terminal (e.g. cargo, airport, etc.); temporary covering of a building being built
concession hunter; profiteer
tea-ceremony arbor; tea-ceremony arbour
superstitious person; practical joker; peddler; itinerant salesman
arrogant person; overbearing person; self-important person; braggart; boaster
vegetable shop; greengrocery; seller of vegetables
prolific scorer; goal-getter
geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency
person who lives an extravagant lifestyle
freeloader; scrounger; sponger; mooch
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
scoop-getting freelance journalist
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
trader who provides cash to debtors by getting them to make expensive credit card purchases and then buying the purchases at a fraction of the price
jack-of-all-trades; jill-of-all-trades; all-rounder; general store
Matsuya; Matsuya (department store)
kimono shop; kimono store
ticket reseller; shop where one can buy and sell gift certificates, coupons, travel and concert tickets, etc.
shop that handles Western goods (esp. Western-style apparel and accessories)
trader who provides cash to debtors by getting them to make expensive credit card purchases and then buying the purchases at a fraction of the price
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
beauty salon; hair dresser
person who is hard to please; grouch; complainer; whiner
person who gathers night soil
argumentative person; captious person; controversialist; quibbler
sweet potato shop; sweet potato seller
shiruko shop; sweet red-bean soup shop
careless person; scatterbrain
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
fruit store; fruit dealer; fruit seller; fruiterer; greengrocer
high-class Edo-period pleasure house (where outside prostitutes were hired to entertained guests)
tempura shop; tempura restaurant
side house (to the east, west, or north of a main residence; home to women, children and servants)
moody person; temperamental person; fickle person
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
tofu shop; tofu seller; tofu maker
labor camp; labour camp; low-quality accommodation for laborers
donburi restaurant; shop serving rice bowl dishes
snoop; meddler; nosey parker; buttinsky; kibbitzer
one skilled at obtaining publicity
someone who feels the cold; someone sensitive to cold
letterpress printer; letterpress printing shop
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
superstitious person; practical joker; peddler; itinerant salesman
person who lives an extravagant lifestyle
ragman; junkman; garbage man
donburi restaurant; shop serving rice bowl dishes
donburi restaurant; shop serving rice bowl dishes
alley house; rear tenement; slum
moody person; temperamental person; fickle person
show-off; limelighter; attention seeker
servants' quarters; room for servants
brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.
sweet potato shop; sweet potato seller
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
shop; store; merchant; shopkeeper
snoop; meddler; nosey parker; buttinsky; kibbitzer
adult toy shop (i.e. a sex shop)
people or companies that forcefully and illegally expel defaulting tenants from their lodgings
illegal bookie; unlicensed bookmaker
restaurant specializing in grilled offal
fashionable person; dandy; flashy dresser; fop
long hitter (golf, baseball, etc.); fast driver
salon providing ear-care and relaxation treatments
vacant house; unoccupied house
vacant house; unoccupied house
run-down house; dilapidated house; shabby old house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
drinking establishment where one drinks while standing
labor camp; labour camp; low-quality accommodation for laborers
bashful person; very shy person
thrifty person; stingy person; tight-fisted person
Takashimaya; Takashimaya (Japanese department store chain)
house built on stilts (e.g. the pang uk in Hong Kong)
scaredy-cat; easily startled person
professional relationship ender
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; hovel; miserable shack
ragman; garbage man; garbage collector
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
Japanese-style confectionary store
oden vendor; oden restaurant
debt collector; bill collector
bicycle shop; bicycle dealer
small car dealership; auto repair shop selling cars; wheelwright; cartwright; rickshawman; rickshaw station
lucky person; someone who made a lot of money (e.g. gambling or on the stock market); skilled batter; batter on a hot streak; accident faker; someone who jumps in front of cars on purpose to extort money
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
drinking establishment where one drinks while standing
drinking establishment where one drinks while standing
perfectionist; enthusiast; zealot
black marketeer; black market trader
bookmaker; bookie; trader performing (stock market) bucketing; bucket shop
mausoleum; (temporary) resting place of a corpse
prolific scorer; goal-getter
freeloader; scrounger; sponger; mooch
donburi restaurant; shop serving rice bowl dishes
L-shaped house (with attached stable); pawnshop; stale bull; weak bull
L-shaped house (with attached stable); pawnshop; stale bull; weak bull
person who gathers night soil
hut where a fire was kept to keep deer, wild boars, etc. away from fields; hut where a mosquito-repelling fire was kept
hut where a fire was kept to keep deer, wild boars, etc. away from fields; hut where a mosquito-repelling fire was kept
hut where a fire was kept to keep deer, wild boars, etc. away from fields; hut where a mosquito-repelling fire was kept
snoop; meddler; nosey parker; buttinsky; kibbitzer
moody person; temperamental person; fickle person
home in which a woman stays during her period (or while giving birth); period; menstruation; menses
outer roofed structure for protecting cultural assets and historic sites
adult toy shop (i.e. a sex shop)
record shop; record store
maternity room; delivery room
ragman; garbage man; garbage collector
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
confidence man; con man; company (or person) carrying out credit fraud
confidence man; con man; company (or person) carrying out credit fraud
confidence man; con man; company (or person) carrying out credit fraud
store that sells remaindered book or magazines
karuta maker; maker of traditional Japanese cards
karuta maker; maker of traditional Japanese cards
curry restaurant; curry house; curry shop
donut shop; doughnut shop
takoyaki shop; takoyaki stall
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
person who gathers night soil
Shirokiya (department store)
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
takoyaki shop; takoyaki stall
weapon shop; weapon store
place to store a body in a coffin before burial (Okinawa)
takoyaki shop; takoyaki stall
(house with a) gabled roof
Edo-era meat vendor (esp. of large game, e.g. deer, boar); butcher
Edo-era meat vendor (esp. of large game, e.g. deer, boar); butcher
caterer in a red-light district