見知り

みしり

recognition, acquaintance

知見

ちけん

expertise, experience, knowledge

場所

ばしょ

room, space

所場

しょば ショバ

place (to run a business, e.g. street stall)

人見知り

ひとみしり

shyness, fear of strangers, stranger anxiety

顔見知り

かおみしり

acquaintance

場所取り

ばしょとり

staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location

見所

けんじょ けんしょ みどころ

point worthy of note, highlight (e.g. in a film), thing to note

所見

しょけん

view, opinion, finding, findings

見場

みば

appearance

見張り所

みはりしょ

a lookout, a watchhouse

見知り越し

みしりごし

being well-known to

見知る

みしる

to recognise, to know by sight, to become acquainted with

初場所

はつばしょ

New Year's (January) tournament

春場所

はるばしょ

spring (march) tournament

本場所

ほんばしょ

official sumo tournament (six per year)

夏場所

なつばしょ

held in tokyo

場所柄

ばしょがら

character of a place, situation, location, occasion

岡場所

おかばしょ

red-light district