canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
tram; streetcar; trolley; tramcar
platform; home; home base; home plate
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
all-night vigil over a body; wake
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
welcome; (warm) reception
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
leadership; initiative; spearhead
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
lot number; house number; address; residence; address; memory address
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with; shingling; shingled with
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range