(ちょう) (ctr) counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc. [EDICT]
(tǐng, ㄊㄧㄥˇ) straight and stiff; rather (good); quite; very; classifier for guns or machinery [CE-DICT]
住
(じゅう) (n) dwelling; living; (P) [EDICT]
(zhù, ㄓㄨˋ) to live; to dwell; to stay; to reside; to stop [CE-DICT]
阿
(くま) (n) (1) corner; nook; recess; (2) a shadow; a shade [EDICT]
(ā, ㄚ) initial particle; prefix to a name or a term of address [CE-DICT]
(à, ㄚˋ) (phonetic character) [CE-DICT]
(a, ㄚ˙) (final particle expressing approval or doubt); (interjection equivalent to punctuating sentence with "you see") [CE-DICT]