to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
literally; to the letter; literal
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
wherein; therein; thereinto
one large ...; a great ...
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality