せいかつかんきょう

Living Environment

 かんきょう

environment

こうがい

suburb

あんない

information, guidance, tour

にわ

garden

げんかん

foyer, front entryway

わが

mine, my

わがや

my home

まわり

surroundings

あんあいする

to show around, give a tour

けしき

scenery

かこむ

to surround

かこまれる

to be surrounded

しんりょく

new green leaves

じき

time, period, season

バラ

roses

うえる

to plant

うわる

to be planted with

しばふ

lawn, grass

しつど

humidity

ざっそう

weeds

たたかいをする

to wage battle, to war

くさむしり

weeding

くさむしりをする

to weed, to pull weeds

おく

to put or place

おいてある

are placed, has been placed

ほとんど

almost, nearly; hardly (negative)

はく

to put on, wear (footwear, pants)

ぬぐ

to take off (clothing, shoes)

ぬいでいただきます

to take off (to have it done for you)

(lit. I will receive the taking off...)

こたつ

a low table with a heater underneath

かみだな

a household Shinto altar

たたみじき

covered with tatami mats

だんらんする

to enjoy one another's company

ほりごたす

a sunken kotasu with a blanket

くぼむ

to become sunken

あしをおろす

to let down one's legs

へいわでありますように

that it be at peace

ねがい

desire, wish, hope, request, prayer

かみさま

God; anything awesome may be considered a kami

みまもる

to watch intently; to watch over and protect

いみあい

implication, nuance (i.e. reason)

もうける

to create or establish

ぶつだん

a family Buddhist altar

なくなる

to die; to pass away

マントルピース

mantlepiece

せっけい

plan, design

つれてる

to bring (people, animals)

つどう

to gather, get together

ときには

at times, occasionally

つかいがってがいい

very handy, flexible

だいどころ

kitchen

～にしては

for ~; considering ~

れいぞうこ

refridgerator

ちょうりをする

to cook, prepare

ほぞんしょく

preserved food

ばしょのわりに

for/considering the space

きゃくま

guest room

とこのま

alcove

ふとん

bedding, quilts, matttresses, etc.

おさまる

to be stored inside

しょうめん

the front

やどる

to reside in

くうかん

space

かけもの

hanging scroll

ぶつが

Buddhist picture/painting

かける

to hang

ぶっきょう

Buddhism

しんこう

faith; belief

かんかく

senses; feeling; sensibility

うすれる

to fade

びじゅつてき

artistic

えをかく

to draw a picture

じのこと

(matters of) writting

やせい

wild

しぜん

nature

はし

the edge; border; extremeity; tip

しま

island

やや

a little; slightly

オホーツクかい

Sea of Okhotsk

Xにめんする

to face X or look out toward X

Xから(distance)はなれている

to be (distance) from X

みずうみ

lake

きょり

distance

ようす

appearance

きにいる

to like

えらぶ

to choose or select

こおる

to freeze up (from the cold)

アザラシ

an earless seal

しつげん

marsh, wetland

タンチョウ

red-crowned crane

オジロワシ

white-tailed eagle

はんしょくする

to breed

キツネ

fox

すがた

figure, shape, form

シカ

deer

のぞきこむ

to peek, peer

かいまみる

to (secretly) peak through a small hole

たてる

to build, construct

せいぜい

at best, at the very most

(time)で

in/within (time)

かんきょうのもんだい

environment problem(s)

むだづかいする

to waste

(noun1)なり (noun2)なり

(list of similar possibilities)

いちおう

for the time being, tentatively

しげん

resources

および

and, as well as

せいさんのば

place of production

カシの木

oak tree

はか

grave

~からしても

or even juding from

しんちくする

to build, construct

しんちく

newly constructed

ようさん

sericulture (raising silkworms to produce silk)

かいこ

silkworm

かう

to raise

ゆび

finger

むし

bug, catepillar

せいちょうする

to grow

くわ

mulberry trees

ざわざわ

(sound of alling water or rusling leaves/grasses)

いっぱいになっちゃう

same as いっぱいになってしまう

(to become completely full)

やっと

at last, finally; with difficulty, barely

しんぼく

a sacred tree

としをとる

to grow old

そうとう

(same as かなり)

considerable, substantial

たましい

soul, spirit

じんかく

character, personality

たいせつにする

to take good care of

じんじゃ

Shinto shrine

てら

Buddhist temple

まつる

to worship, deify

まつられている

to be worshipped

いがいの

other than

ぐたいれい

concrete example

ながめ

view

きこう

climate

りんじん

neighbor(s)

けんちくぶつ

building, structure

ざいりょう

materials

れいだんぼう

cooling and heating

こうりょにいれる

to take into consideration

じょうけん

condition

ふだん

ordinary, usual, everyday

くつろぐ

to relax, to feel at home

ちゅうしん

center, heart

ふとんるい

bedding

おしいれ

closet

かけじく

hanging scroll

すくなくする

to decrease

むだになる

to become useless or pointless

どうじに

simultaneously, at the same time

そういうようなこともありました

it was something like that

そうすると

having done that, if that is done

じゅうきょ

residence

しょくば

workplace